Antiochus V Eupator

Antiochus V Eupator
Silver tetradrachm of Antiochos V Eupator, minted in Antioch, featuring a portrait of Antiochos on the obverse. SC 1575.11
Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
ReignNovember/December 164 – 162 BC
PredecessorAntiochus IV Epiphanes
SuccessorDemetrius I Soter
RegentGeneral Lysias
Bornc. 172 BC
Died162 BC (aged 10 or 11)
DynastySeleucid
FatherAntiochus IV Epiphanes
MotherLaodice IV

Antiochus V Eupator (Ancient Greek: Αντίοχος Ε' Ευπάτωρ), whose epithet means "of a good father" (c.172 BC – 162 BC) was a ruler of the Seleucid Empire who reigned from late 164 to 162 BC (based on dates from 1 Maccabees 6:16 and 7:1).

He was appointed as king by the Romans with his protector Lysias as regent.