Kings of the North Kings of the South

Seleucus I Nicator Ptolemy I

Reigned over Syria
Reigned over Egypt Key:
Son or daughter
Antiochus I
Fought no decisive
Married to
war against the Murdered by
King of the South. Ptolemy II Warred with
Fought against
Antiochus II.
Antiochus II Father to Ptolemy
III and Berenice.
Divorced Laodice
in 250 BCE to Laodice Died in 246BCE.
marry Berenice. Married to Antiochus
Later divorced her II - twice. Killed
to remarry Laodice. Berenice and her son. Berenice Antiochus II
Berenice Poisoned her Divorced first wife to
Daughter of
Daughter of husband. Later Ptolemy III Ptolemy II. Married enter into equitable
Ptolemy II. Married murdered by Ptolemy Avenged his sister’s arrangement with King of
to Antiochus II, to Antiochus II,
III. death by murdering South. Later rejected
rejected by him rejected by him
Laodice. Took fortified Berenice to remarry
after her father’s after her father’s
Antioch, plundered Laodice.
death. Murdered death. Murdered
Babylonia and marched
by Laodice. by Laodice.
into India. Brought back
Seleucus II gold and silver taken by
Struck back against
Ptolemy III, met
Cambyses II 200 years Unnamed Heir
prior. Stood off from Murdered by Laodice.
with defeat. king of North to quell
Retreated to riots at home.
Antioch in 242
Unnamed Heir BCE.
Murdered by Laodice.

Seleucus III Ptolemy IV

Was assassinated after Warred against Antiochus III with 75,000
only 3-year reign. Antiochus III troops and won Phoenicia and Coele-
Successfully fought against Syria. Lead debauched life and died. 5
Ptolemy IV. Won back Seleucia, year old son became king.
Tyre and Ptolemais. Later defeated
by Ptolemy IV. After Ptolemy IV
death, set out against Ptolemy V
and won. Brought terms of peace Ptolemy V
by offering daughter to Ptolemy V Began reign when 5 years old. Had Cleopatra I
in marriage. Later warred against problems within own kingdom. Married to Ptolemy V in 193
Rome and lost. Died in 187 BCE Succumbed to Antiochus III in BCE. She later took side of
while trying to rob a temple. 198BCE. Later turned to Rome for Ptolemy V who was supported
Cleopatra I protection. Was poisoned and died. by Rome.
Married to Ptolemy V in 193
BCE. She later took side of
Ptolemy V who was supported Seleucus IV
by Rome. Murdered by
treasurer, Heliodorus.
Antiochus IV Ptolemy VI
Battled Maccabaeus.
Defeated by Rome.