Philip I Philadelphus (between 124 and 109 – 83 or 75 BC) reigned
as King of Syria, a ruler of the Seleucid Empire, in the early years of
the 1st century BC when the country was torn apart by civil wars amongst
Seleucid claimants. Seleucus VI, Philip's oldest brother, was killed
during the war with their cousin Antiochus X in 94 BC. Philip declared
himself king jointly with his twin Antiochus XI, and took the capital
Antioch, where Antiochus XI took residence as the senior king, while
Philip remained in a base in Cilicia. Antiochus X returned and killed
Antiochus XI in 93 BC. Philip allied with another brother,
Demetrius III, who ended up taking Antioch after Antiochus X's death,
and besieged Philip, who allied himself with the Parthians and took the
capital, becoming the senior king of Syria. Philip's death year is
unknown, but probably before 75 BC. He was apparently considered the
last legitimate king of Syria by the Romans, who continued to issue
coins with Philip's portrait until 13 BC.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I_Philadelphus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1863:
Seventeen-year-old Vilhelm, Prince of Denmark, arrived in
Athens to become King George I of Greece (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Greece>
1888:
King Lobengula of Matabeleland granted the Rudd Concession to
agents of Cecil Rhodes, leading to the creation of the British South
Africa Company.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudd_Concession>
1960:
At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed
the first successful kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Woodruff>
1966:
Singaporean leftist opposition leader Chia Thye Poh was
detained under the Internal Security Act, which allows for preventive
detention, and held for 32 years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Security_Act_%28Singapore%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
any way one slices it:
(chiefly US, informal) From any perspective; in every case.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/any_way_one_slices_it>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for
themselves is very small indeed!
--Richard Brinsley Sheridan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan>