Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes

Seleucus VII Philometor
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes
King of the Seleucid Empire (King of Syria)
Reign	83–69 BC (in opposition to Tigranes I of Armenia)
Predecessor	Philip I Philadelphus
Successor	Antiochus XIII Asiaticus
Co-regents	Cleopatra Selene (mother), possibly Antiochus XIII Asiaticus (younger brother)
King of Egypt
Reign	Circa 58 BC (as co-regent)
Coronation	Unknown
Predecessor	Berenice IV
Successor	Berenice IV
Co-regent	Queen Berenice IV
Born	Unknown
Died	Circa 58 BC (exact date unknown) Likely Egypt
Wife	Berenice IV (possible)
Dynasty	Seleucid
Father	Antiochus X Eusebes
Mother	Cleopatra Selene

Seleucus VII Philometor (Greek: Σέλευκος Ζ΄), was a ruler of the Macedonian Seleucid kingdom.

The last members of the once mighty Seleucid dynasty are shadowy figures; local dynasts with complicated family ties whose identities are hard to ascertain: many of them also bore the same names. Seleucus was unknown until recently: from coins issued by him and his mother, Ptolemaic princess Cleopatra Selene, it is presumed that he was her son by king Antiochus X Eusebes, and a brother of later king Antiochus XIII Asiaticus. He appears to have "reigned" during the occupation of Syria by Armenian king Tigranes (83-69 BC). In reality, only a few cities were loyal to the Seleucids during this period.

Some time after Tigranes had conquered Syria (83 BC), his mother traveled to Rome to have her sons recognized as kings of Egypt, but to no avail. They were there between at least between 75 BC and 73 BC; recognized as "Kings of Syria", and "maintained a royal state".

The young boy-king is probably the same Seleucus who later went to marry a Ptolemaic princess called Berenice IV on an unknown date (a sister of the famous Cleopatra VII of Egypt) to become co-regent of Egypt. but allegedly was murdered by the discontented bride for his lack of manners. He bore the derogatory name Kybiosaktes, the term for the foul-smelling work of cutting tuna fish.

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