Antiochus XI Epiphanes (died 93 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned
as King of Syria in 94–93 BC, during the Hellenistic period. He ruled
at a time of civil war, waged by several claimants to the throne. At
first a follower of his eldest brother Seleucus VI, Antiochus XI
declared himself king jointly with his twin Philip I after Seleucus VI
was killed in 94 BC by a cousin, Antiochus X. The twins destroyed the
city of Mopsuestia, whose citizens played a part in Seleucus VI's
death, then marched on the Syrian capital Antioch and expelled
Antiochus X in 93 BC. Though unrecorded by ancient historians, the
reign of Antiochus XI as a senior king in Antioch is confirmed through
numismatic evidence (coin pictured). Philip I kept his royal title and
remained in Cilicia. In the autumn of the same year, Antiochus X
regrouped and counterattacked; Antiochus XI drowned in the Orontes
River as he tried to flee.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_XI_Epiphanes>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1951:
In Major League Baseball, the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson
hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", a game-winning home run, to win
the National League pennant.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_Heard_%27Round_the_World_%28baseball%29>
1991:
Nadine Gordimer became the first South African to win the Nobel
Prize in Literature.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadine_Gordimer>
2003:
Roy Horn of the American entertainment duo Siegfried & Roy
(both pictured) was mauled by a tiger during a performance at the Mirage
on the Las Vegas Strip.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_%26_Roy>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
festschrift:
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial
or tribute to an academic or some other respected person.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/festschrift>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
My father had a deep and lifelong contempt for politicians in
general ("They tell lies," he used to say with wonder, "even when they
don't have to").
--Gore Vidal
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal>