Timarchus (satrap of Media in c. 175-163 BC and Seleucid usurper in 162-161 BC)
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Timarchus was appointed satrap (governor) of Media by Antiochus IV in c. 175 BC. When the king died in 164 BC, he became a virtually independent ruler in his satrapy. Timarchus actively opposed Demetrius I and in 162 BC proclaimed himself as a rival king with the recognition of Rome. Although he managed to expand his kingdom into Babylonia, Timarchus was defeated and killed by Demetrius I in 161 BC.
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Literature
- Boillet 2009 (5 mentions)
- HGC 9 (2 mentions)
- SC II (2 mentions)
