Greece and Hellenism

King	Year Born		Begin Reign		Died/Exile		Length of Reign in Years	Age at Death / Exile	Comments
King	AM	BC	AM	BC	AM	BC	Length of Reign in Years	Age at Death / Exile	Comments
Greece
Philip II	3842	382	3865	359	3888	336	23	46
Alexander III (Alexander the Great)	3868	356	3888	336	3901	323	13	33
Philip III Arrhidaeus	3866	358	3901	323	3907	317	6	41	Mentally impaired, illegitimate son of Philip II (Alexander the Great's father)
Alexander IV	3901	323	3901	323	3914	310	13	13
Military Officers in the army of Alexander the Great (members of the Diadochoi)
Antipater	c.3827	c.397			3905	319		78	Birth date approx
Cassander	c.3866	c.358	3919	305	3927	297	8	61	Birth date approx
Lysimachus	c.3864	c.360	3919	305	3943	281	24	79	Birth date approx
Perdiccas	c.3859	c.365			3903	321		44	Birth date approx. Assassinated
Craterus	c.3854	c.370			3903	321		49	Birth date approx. Killed in battle
Eumenes	c.3862	c.362			3908	316		46	Birth date approx
Polyperchon									Senior Commander to Antipater
Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt (Ptolemy I was one of the Diadochoi)
Ptolemy I Soter	c.3857	c.367	3919	305	3941	283	22	84	Birth date approx. Declared King in 305
Ptolemy II Philadelphus	3916	308	3939	285	3978	246	39	62
Ptolemy III Euergetes	c.3948	c.276	3978	246	4003	221	25	55	Birth date guestimate
Ptolemy IV Philopator	c.3986	c.238	4003	221	4019	205	16	33	Birth date approx
Ptolemy V Epiphanes	c.4014	c.210	4019	205	4044	180	25	30	Birth date approx
Ptolemy VI Philometor	c.4034	c.190	4044	180	4079	145	35	45	Birth date guestimate (ruled as co-regent with mother Cleopatra I until her death in 176 BC)
Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator	c.4069	c.155	4079	145	4080	144	1	11	Birth date guestimate (ruled as co-regent with Ptolemy VI from 147 BC, then as co-regent with Cleopatra II until 144 BC, when he was murdered by Ptolemy VIII)
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II	c.4034	c.190	4079	145	4108	116	29	74	Birth date guestimate (ruled as co-regent with brother Ptolemy VI from 170 - 164 BC, Ruler of Cyrenaica from 163 - 145 BC. Married Cleopatra II in 144 BC)
Ptolemy IX Soter II			4108	116	4117	107	9		Co-regent with mother Cleopatra III
Ptolemy X Alexander I			4117	107	4136	88	19		Younger brother to Ptolemy IX, also co-regent with mother Cleopatra III until her death in 101 BC
Ptolemy IX Soter II			4136	88	4143	81	7
Ptolemy XI Alexander II	c.4109	c.115	4143	81	4144	80	1	35	Birth date approx - son of Ptolemy X. Married Berenice III (widow of Ptolemy IX, who was also his daughter) and became co-regent with her (she was named as heir by Ptolemy IX). He then murdered her to gain sole regency - the people of Alexandria murdered him in response
Ptolemy XII Auletes	c.4112	c.112	4144	80	4173	51	29	61	Birth date approx. Son of Ptolemy IX (mother is unknown). Married Cleopatra V Tryphaeana
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator	4161	63	4173	51	4177	47	4	16	Son of Ptolemy XII, Co-regent with sister Cleopatra VII until 48 BC when he expelled her
Ptolemy XIV Theos Philopator II	c.4165	c.59	4177	47	4180	44	3	15	Birth date approx. Brother to Ptolemy XIII. Co-regent with sister Cleopatra VII (who reportedly killed him to make way for her son Ptolemy XV Caesar)
Ptolemy XV Caesar	4177	47	4180	44	4194	30	14	17	Son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar (of Rome). Killed by Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) after the death of his mother Cleopatra in 30 BC
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator	4155	69	4173	51	4194	30	21	39	Co-regent with brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV and son Ptolemy XV. Committed suicide.
Seleucid Kingdom (Seleucus was one of the Diadochoi)
Seleucus I Nicator	c.3866	c.358	3919	305	3943	281	24	77	Birth date approx
Antiochus I Soter	3900	324	3943	281	3963	261	20	63	Co-regent with father Seleucus from 292 BC
Antiochus II Theos	c.3937	c.287	3963	261	3978	246	15	41	Birth date approx
Seleucus II Callinicus	c.3964	c.260	3978	246	3999	225	21	35	Birth date guestimate (probably to be before 253 BC when Antiochus II married Berenice II - Seleucus' mother)
Seleucus III Soter	c.3979	c.245	3999	225	4001	223	2	22	Birth date guestimate. Son of Seleucus II
Antiochus III - the Great	3982	242	4001	223	4037	187	36	55
Seleucus IV Philopator	c.4007	c.217	4037	187	4049	175	12	42	Birth date approx
Antiochus IV Epiphanes	c.4009	c.215	4049	175	4060	164	11	51	Birth date approx
Antiochus V			4060	164	4062	162	2
Demetrius I Soter	c.4037	c.187	4062	162	4074	150	12	37	Birth date approx. Killed by Alexander Balas
Alexander Balas			4074	150	4079	145	5		Pretender - claimed to be a son of Antiochus IV. Killed by Demetrius II
Demetrius II Nicator	4063	161	4079	145	4085	139	6	22	Captured by the Parthians in 139 BC
Antiochus VII Sidetes	c.4065	c.159	4085	139	4095	129	10	30	Birth date approx
Demetrius II Nicator	4063	161	4095	129	4099	125	4	36	Released by the Parthians in 129 BC
Antigonid Kingdom (Antigonus I was one of the Diadochoi)
Antigonus I Monophthalmos	c.3842	c.382	3918	306	3923	301	5	81	Birth date approx
Demetrius I Poliorcetes	3888	336	3930	294	3941	283	11	53
Antigonus II Gonatas	c.3905	c.319	3948	276	3985	239	37	80	Birth date approx. Was declared king in 276 BC, but acted as regent since 283 BC
Demetrius II	c.3948	c.276	3985	239	3995	229	10	47	Birth date approx
Antigonus III Doson	c.3961	c.263	3997	227	c.4003	c.221	6	42	Birth and death date approx (was guardian of Philip V, son of Demetrius II)
Philip V	3986	238	4003	221	4045	179	42	59
Perseus	c.4012	c.212	4045	179	c.4056	c.168	11	44	Birth and death date approx (died c. 165 BC)
Maccabean Leaders in Jewish Revolt againt Seleucia
Judas Maccabeus			4056	168	4063	161	7
Jonathan Maccabeus			4063	161	4081	143	18
Hasmonean Dynasty in Judaea (Priest-Prince Ruling Family)
Simon Maccabeus			4081	143	4090	134	9
John Hyrcanus I	c.4049	c.175	4090	134	4120	104	30	71	birth date approx
Aristobulus I			4120	104	4121	103	1
Alexander Jannaeus			4121	103	4148	76	27
Salome Alexandra			4148	76	4157	67	9		widow of Alexander Jannaeus
John Hyrcanus II			4148	76	4184	40	36		died in 30 BC
Aristobulus II			4157	67	4161	63	4		Judaea comes under rule of Rome - Pompey the Great
Antigonus Mattathias			4184	40	4187	37	3
Herod the Great	4151	73	4187	37	4220	4	33	69	Client King under Roman Authority
Roman Republic (and beginning of empire)
Julius Caesar	c.4124	c.100	4177	47	4180	44	3	56	approx birth date. Reign as "Dictator" (ie. appointed supreme by the Senate in times of military need)
Pompey the Great	4118	106			4176	48		58
Mark Antony	4142	82	4181	43	4194	30	10	52
Octavian (Caesar Augustus)	4161	63	4197	27	4238	14AD	40	76

Charts

Greece (Alexander the Great)	Chart dating after Creation	Chart dating before Christ
Greece (Early Hellenism)	Chart dating after Creation	Chart dating before Christ
Greece (Late Hellenism)	Chart dating after Creation	Chart dating before Christ
Judaea (Hasmonean Dynasty)	Chart dating after Creation	Chart dating before Christ

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