Seleucid Empire - Antiochus V Eupator, was first overthrown by Demetrius I Soter

Time: 161 BC

Place: Seleucid Empire

Details: After the death of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid Empire became increasingly unstable. Frequent civil wars made central authority tenuous at best. Epiphanes' young son, Antiochus V Eupator, was first overthrown by Seleucus IV's son, Demetrius I Soter in 161 BC.

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