Alexandros II. Zabinas(-123 v. Chr.)


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Name (English): Alexandros II. Zabinas
Short name: Alexander II Zabinas
Year of death: -123
Short Description: "Alexander II Theos Epiphanes Nikephoros (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος θεός Ἐπιφανής Νικηφόρος, surnamed Zabinas; c. 150 BC – 123 BC) was a Hellenistic Seleucid monarch who reigned as the King of Syria between 128 BC and 123 BC. His true parentage is debated; most ancient historians and the modern academic consensus maintain he was a pretender who claimed to be a Seleucid, either a son of Alexander I or an adopted son of Antiochus VII. His surname "Zabinas" is a Semitic name that is usually translated as "the bought one". It is possible, however, that Alexander II was a natural son of Alexander I, as the surname can also mean "bought from the god". The iconography of Alexander II´s coinage indicates he based his claims to the throne on his descent from Antiochus IV, the father of Alexander I." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.11.2019)
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[Last update: 2019/11/17]