Book 39 — APPENDIX II.
Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh translation
THE KINGS OF EGYPT, SYRIA, AND MACEDONIA, TO THE END OF THE PERIOD EMBRACED IN POLYBIUS’S HISTORY
B.C. EGYPT B.C. SYRIA
306-285 Ptolemy, s. of Lagus 306-301 Antigonus the One-eyed
283-247 Ptolemy II. Philadelphus 301-280 Seleucus Nicanor
247-222 Ptolemy III. Euergetes 280-261 Antiochus I. Soter, s. of Antigonus the One-eyed
222-205 Ptolemy IV. Philopator 246-226 Seleucus II. Callinicus
205-181 Ptolemy V. Epiphanes 226-223 Seleucus III. Alexander or Ceraunus
181-146 Ptolemy VI. Philometor 223-187 Antiochus III. the Great
170-154 Ptolemy VII. Physcon, joint king with his brother, Ptolemy VI 187-175 Seleucus IV. Philopator
146-117 Ptolemy VII. sole king 175-164 Antiochus IV. Epiphanes
164-162 Antiochus V. Eupator
162-150 Demetrius I. Soter
150-147 Alexander Balas
147-125 Demetrius II. Nicator
B.C. MACEDONIA
323-311 Alexander IV.
323-317 Philip III. (Arrhidaeus)
311-306 Regency of Cassander
306-296 Cassander
296 Philip IV. s. of Cassander
296-294 Antipater sons of Cassander
Alexander
294-287 Demetrius I. Poliercetes, ob. 283
287-281 Divided between Lysimachus and Pyrrhus
281-280 Seleucus, Nicanor
Ptolemy Ceraunus, s. of Ptolemy of Egypt
280-277 [Various claimants]
277-239 Antigonus Gonatas, s. of Demetrius I.
239-229 Demetrius II. s. of Gonatas.
229-179 Philip V. s. of Demetrius II. [Antigonus Doson, nominally his guardian assumes the crown B.C. 229-220]
179-168 Perseus [Macedonia a Roman province]