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Timarchus (Greek: Τίμαρχος, Tímarchos) 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 a

Key facts

Royalty.name
Timarchus
Royalty.title
"Great King"
Royalty.image
Image:Houghton 1235 Timarchus.jpg
Royalty.image_size
300px
Royalty.caption
Coin of Timarchus. Reverse shows Nike. The Greek inscription reads Basileos Megalou Timarchou (of Great King Timarchus).
Royalty.succession
Usurper King of the Seleucid Empire
Royalty.moretext
(King of Syria)
Royalty.reign
163–160 BC
Royalty.predecessor
Regent Lysias
Royalty.pre type
Predecessor
Royalty.successor
King Demetrius I Soter
Royalty.suc type
Successor
Royalty.birth_place
Possibly Miletus(modern-day Balat, Didim, Aydın, Turkey)
Royalty.death_date
160 BC

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