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Antiochus VIII Epiphanes / Callinicus / Philometor , nicknamed " Grypus " ( hook - nose ), was crowned as ruler of the Greek Seleucid kingdom in 125 BC . He was the son of Demetrius II Nicator and Cleopatra Thea . Demetrius II (" Dmtrios B "; died 125 BC ), called Nicator (" Nikátr ", " the Victor "), was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter , brother of Antiochus VII Sidetes and his mother could have been Laodice V . He ruled the ___MASK91___ for two periods , separated by a number of years of captivity in Hyrcania in Parthia . Jordan ('), officially The ___MASK78___ Kingdom of Jordan ('), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia , on the East Bank of the Jordan River . Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south , Iraq to the north - east , Syria to the north , Israel , Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south - west . Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia , Africa and Europe . The capital , Amman , is Jordan ' s most populous city as well as the country ' s economic , political and cultural centre . Cleopatra Thea ( which means " Cleopatra the Goddess "; c . 164  121 BC ) surnamed Eueteria ( i . e ., " good - harvest / fruitful season ") was the ruler of the Hellenistic ___MASK91___ . She ruled Syria from 125 BC after the death of Demetrius II Nicator . She eventually ruled in co - regency with her son Antiochus VIII Grypus until 121 or 120 BC . Philip I Philadelphus ( Greek :   '   , `` Philip the brother - loving '' ) , a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom , was the fourth son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and his wife Tryphaena . Philip I took the diadem in 95 BC together with his brother ( probably twin ) Antiochus XI Ephiphanes , after the eldest son Seleucus VI Epiphanes was killed by their cousin Antiochus X Eusebes . He established himself in Antiochia after 92 BC and survived attacks from younger brother Demetrius III Eucaerus . His rule was ended in 83 BC when Tigranes conquered Syria , or earlier . He disappears from history at that point , but coins bearing his portrait were issued by later Roman authorities . Syria , officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (""), is a country in Western Asia , bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west , Turkey to the north , Iraq to the east , Jordan to the south , and Israel to the southwest . Syria ' s capital and largest city is Damascus .