Accession of Seleucus VI Epiphanes Nicator on assassination of his father, Antiochus Grypus. 95. Antiochus X Pius, son of Antiochus Cyzicenus, defeats and slays Seleucus Epiphanes near Mopsuestia. 94. Division of Syria. Antiochus Pius reigns in Upper Syria, Philip I and Demetrius III Eucaerus, sons of Antiochus Grypus, in Coele-Syria. 93. Antiochus Pius slain in battle against the Parthians in Commagene. Ariobarzanes, King of Cappadocia, expelled by Mithridates Eupator of Pontus, but reinstated by Romans under Sulla. 89. Alexander Jannaeus crucifies 800 Pharisees at Bethome and restores peace in Judaea. 88. Demetrius Eucaerus invades Judaea and defeats Alexander Jannaeus at Sichem, but is taken prisoner by Parthians and dies in captivity. Interregnum in Parthia. First Mithridatic War. 87. Antiochus XII Dionysos, son of Antiochus Grypus, crowned King of Syria at Damascus. 84. Sulla makes peace with Mithridates. Antiochus Dionysos defeated and slain at Motho by Aretas the Philhellene, King of Nabathaeans. 83. Tigranes, King of Armenia, becomes King of Syria. 82. Sulla dictator. 81. Accession of Ptolemy XII Alexander II. Accession of Ptolemy XIII Auletes. _Circa_ 80. College of Pastophori of Greek Isis at Rome founded. 79. Death of Alexander Jannaeus, and accession of his widow, Salome Alexandra. 78. Death of Sulla. 77. Tigranes builds Tigranocerta, and transports thither many peoples of different race. 76. The Arsacid Sinatroces, captive among the Scyths, released by them to become King of Parthia. 75. Second Mithridatic War. 74. Nicomedes of Bithynia bequeaths his kingdom to Mithridates Eupator of Pontus. Third Mithridatic War. 72. Mithridates, defeated by Lucullus, takes refuge with his son-in-law Tigranes. 70. Accession of Phraates III of Parthia. 69. Tigranes invades Palestine, but is bought off by Salome Alexandra. Tigranes defeated and Tigranocerta taken by Lucullus. Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, son of Antiochus Pius, made King of Syria. Death of Salome Alexandra, and accession of her son Aristobulus as King, with John Hyrcanus II as High Priest. 67. Pompey suppresses the Cilician pirates. Reported introduction of Mysteries of Mithras into Italy. 66. Phraates III of Parthia, Friend of Rome, invades Armenia. Tigranes submits to Pompey, and is allowed to retain Great Armenia. Civil war in Palestine between Aristobulus and John Hyrcanus II. 65. Siege of Jerusalem by Nabathaeans and Pharisees, raised by command of Pompey’s lieutenant Scaurus. 64. Ariarathes, King of Cappadocia, receives from Romans Lesser Armenia, Gordyene, and Sophene. Osrhoene and Edessa made into separate kingdom under Arab prince Ariamne. Syria becomes Roman province. 63. Death of Mithridates Eupator. Death of Antiochus Asiaticus. 61. Pompey captures Jerusalem, and puts an end to Maccabaean Kingdom. Aristobulus sent captive to Rome.