Demetrius Eucerus

Also known as: Demetrius / Eucerus · Role: king · First appears: Book I, Chapter 4

In Book I, Chapter 4, Demetrius Eucerus, a king, was opposed to Alexander, who stripped Demetrius, then governor there, of what he had because of the crimes charged against him. Demetrius invited assistance and came with his army, and in battle he defeated Alexander: “In which battle Demetrius was the conqueror.” He was the brother of Antiochus Dionysius, the last of the Seleucidae.

Relationship record

Life events

• Demetrius Eucerus defeated Alexander in battle.(Book I, Chapter 4)
  • With: Alexander (unresolved ch004)
  • “In which battle Demetrius was the conqueror”

Book I, Chapter 4

• enemies with Alexander (unresolved ch004) “At the same time they invited Demetrius, who was called Eucerus, to assist them; and as he readily complied with their requests, in hopes of great advantages, and came with his army, the Jews joined with those their auxiliaries about Shechem.”
• siblings with Antiochus Dionysius “This man was the brother of Demetrius, and the last of the race of the Seleucidae.”
• with Alexander (unresolved ch004) (Alexander deprived Demetrius of his possessions.) “and stripped Demetrius, who was governor therein, of what he had, on account of the many crimes laid to his charge”

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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.