Alexander Balas
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Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, who used the epitaph Balas, was the ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 150 BC to August 145 BC. Picked from obscurity and supported by the neighboring Roman-allied King
Coin of Alexander I Balas, Antioch mint
Marriage commemorative of Alexander I Balas and Cleopatra Thea.
Coin of Demetrius II Nicator
Battle of the Oenoparus
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The Battle of the Oenoparus took place in 145 BC on the Oenoparus river in the adjoining countryside of Antioch on the Orontes, the capital of the Seleucid Empire. It was fought between a coalition of
Alexander I Balas and Cleopatra Thea.
