Polity Kingdom of Timarchus

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Timarchus was a usurper in the Seleucid empire between 163-160 BC. He controlled the Persian east of the Empire.

Establishment

  • January 162 BC: Timarchus was a usurper in the Seleucid empire between 163-160 BC who managed to extend his realm into Babylonia (162 BC), where records of his reign were inscribed into the astronomical calendars.

Chronology

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1. Dynastic Wars of the Seleucids

Were a series of wars of succession that were fought between competing branches of the Seleucid royal household for control of the Seleucid Empire.

1.1. Timarchus Usurpation

Revolt of the Satrap of the Seleucid Kingdom Timarchus in the Persian east.

  • January 162 BC: Timarchus was a usurper in the Seleucid empire between 163-160 BC who managed to extend his realm into Babylonia (162 BC), where records of his reign were inscribed into the astronomical calendars.
  • January 159 BC: Timarchus' forces were however not enough for the legal Seleucid king: Demetrius defeated and killed Timarchus in 160 BC, and the Seleucid empire was temporarily united again.

Disestablishment

  • January 159 BC: Timarchus' forces were however not enough for the legal Seleucid king: Demetrius defeated and killed Timarchus in 160 BC, and the Seleucid empire was temporarily united again.