Editing Demetrius II Nicator (section)

====Rebellion of Diodotus====
In order to secure his hold on power, Demetrius had eliminated officials associated with Alexander Balas. One of these officials, the general [[Diodotus Tryphon|Diodotus]], fled into Arabia, where he secured the infant son of Alexander Balas with [[Cleopatra Thea]] and proclaimed him king as [[Antiochus VI Dionysus]].<ref>Diodoros ''Bibliotheca'' 33.4.2; 1 Maccabees 11.39–40</ref>{{sfn|Chrubasik|2016|pp=135–136}} Many of Demetrius' soldiers defected to Diodotus, out of anger at his conduct or the cuts to their pay. Demetrius was defeated in battle and lost control of [[Apamea, Syria|Apamea]] and Antioch to Diodotus.<ref>Diodoros ''Bibliotheca'' 33.4a; 1 Maccabees 11.55-56; Josephus ''AJ'' 13.144</ref> Numismatic evidence indicates that Apamea was lost in early 144 and Antioch in late 144 or early 143.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Houghton |first1=Arthur |title=The Revolt of Tryphon and the Accession of Antiochos VI at Apamea |journal=[[Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau]] |date=1992 |volume=71 |pages=119–141}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Chrubasik|2016|pp=136–7}}</ref>

Demetrius proved unable to retake the capital, instead establishing himself in [[Seleucia Pieria]].<ref>Livy ''Periochae'' 52</ref> Antiochus VI died in 142 or 141, and Diodotus made himself king as Tryphon.  The division of the kingdom between Demetrius in Seleucia and Diodotus in Antioch persisted. Initially, Diodotus succeeded in bringing the leader of the Jews, [[Jonathan Apphus]], onto his side, but this relationship broke down; ultimately Diodotus captured and executed Jonathan. By means of adroit diplomacy and grants of extensive freedoms, Demetrios II was able to secure Jonathan's brother [[Simon Thassi]] as a close ally. These grants were later seen by the [[Hasmonean kingdom|Hasmonean Jewish state]] as the moment when they achieved full independence.<ref>I Maccabees 13.35-49</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Chrubasik|2016|pp=139–140}}</ref>