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.

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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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any way one slices it: (chiefly US, informal) From any perspective; in every case. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/any_way_one_slices_it

___________________________ 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