he was raised by his guardians.

First reign (147-139 BC)

Victory over Alexander Balas

In 147 BC, while Alexander Balas was occupied with a revolt in Cilicia, Demetrius returned to Syria with a force of Cretan mercenaries led by a man called Lasthenes. In 145 BC Ptolemy VI Philometor, king of Egypt, marched an army into Syria ostensibly in support

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