Antiochus V Eupator (Seleucid)

Antiochus V Eupator was the young son and successor of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruling the Seleucid Empire under the regency of Lysias.

During his reign, Seleucid forces launched a major campaign against Judas Maccabeus, defeating the Jewish army at the Battle of Beth Zechariah in −162 and besieging Jerusalem. However, internal struggles for the Seleucid throne forced Lysias to negotiate, allowing the Jews to maintain their religious practices.

Antiochus and Lysias were executed after Demetrius I seized power in −162. His reign is documented through surviving Seleucid coins and ancient historical sources, while details of the Judean campaign are preserved primarily in 1 and 2 Maccabees.