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Timarchus

Usurper of the Seleucid empire

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Born: 2nd century BCE
Died: 160 BCE
Occupation: monarch
, governor
Positions held: Seleucid Satrap
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek

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Timarchus also known as Timarch, was a Greek noble and a satrap of the Seleucid Empire during the reign of his ally King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. After Antiochus IV's death, he styled himself an independent ruler in his domain in the Persian east of the Empire from around 163–160 BC, and may have even sought to entirely usurp leadership of the entire empire. He gained an alliance with the Roman Republic, which sought to weaken the Seleucid Empire by promoting internal divisions; both Rome and Timarchus distrusted the new king Demetrius I. Demetrius rode east and defeated Timarchus in 160 BC, ending his short reign.

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Sex or gender: male
Time period: Hellenistic period
Name in native language: Τίμαρχος

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