Antiochus X Eusebes (c. 113 BC – 92 or 88 BC) was a king of
Syria during the Hellenistic period. During his lifetime Seleucid Syria
was beset by civil wars, interference by Ptolemaic Egypt and incursions
by the Parthians. In 95 BC, Seleucus VI killed his own half-uncle
Antiochus IX, the father of Antiochus X, who took revenge by defeating
Seleucus VI and driving him to his death in 94 BC. Antiochus X did
not enjoy a stable reign as he had to fight three of Seleucus VI's
brothers, Antiochus XI, Philip I and Demetrius III. Antiochus XI
defeated Antiochus X and expelled him in 93 BC from Antioch, the
capital. A few months later, Antiochus X regained his position and
killed Antiochus XI. The civil war continued but its final outcome is
uncertain. Antiochus X married his stepmother Cleopatra Selene, and
had several children with her, including a future king, Antiochus XIII.
He probably died fighting against the Parthians in 88 BC.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_X_Eusebes>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1843:
New Zealand Wars: British settlers clashed with Māori over a
land dispute in the Wairau Valley, resulting in 26 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wairau_Affray>
1900:
Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts
(depicted) from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Taku_Forts_%281900%29>
1963:
Riots broke out in Saigon one day after the signing of the
Joint Communiqué to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Communiqu%C3%A9>
2017:
Four wildfires erupted across central Portugal, eventually
killing at least 66 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2017_Portugal_wildfires>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gastrodiplomacy:
A type of cultural diplomacy where relations between representatives of
different cultures are improved by the means of gastronomy and the
promotion of national cuisines.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gastrodiplomacy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You share in all the love there is. The goddess awakens in
infinite forms and a thousand disguises. She is found where she is least
expected, appears out of nowhere and everywhere to illumine the open
heart. She is singing, crying, moaning, wailing, shrieking, crooning to
us, to be awake, to commit ourselves to life, to be a lover in the world
and of the world, to join our voices in the single song of constant
change and creation. For her law is to love all beings, and she is the
cup of the drink of life. The circle is ever open, ever unbroken.
--Starhawk
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Starhawk>