Antiochus XI Epiphanes Philadelphus (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής Φιλάδελφος; died 93 BC) was

a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria between 94 and 93 BC, during the Hellenistic

period. He was the son of Antiochus VIII and his wife Tryphaena. Antiochus XI's early life was a time
of constant civil war between his father and his uncle Antiochus IX. The conflict ended with the
assassination of Antiochus VIII, followed by the establishment of Antiochus IX in Antioch, the capital
of Syria. Antiochus VIII's eldest son Seleucus VI, in control of western Cilicia, marched against his
uncle and had him killed, taking Antioch for himself, only to be expelled from it and driven to his
death in 94 BC by Antiochus IX's son Antiochus X.
Following the murder of Seleucus VI, Antiochus XI declared himself king jointly with his twin
brother Philip I. Dubious ancient accounts, which may be contradicted by archaeological evidence,
report that Antiochus XI's first act was to avenge his late brother by destroying Mopsuestia in Cilicia,
the city responsible for the death of Seleucus VI. In 93 BC, Antiochus XI took Antioch, an event not
mentioned by ancient historians but confirmed through numismatic evidence. Antiochus XI appears
to have been the senior king, minting coinage as a sole king and reigning alone in the capital, while
Philip I remained in Cilicia, but kept his royal title. Antiochus XI may have restored the temple
of Apollo and Artemis in Daphne, but his reign did not last long. In the autumn of the same year,
Antiochus X regrouped and counter-attacked; Antiochus XI was defeated and drowned in
the Orontes River as he tried to flee.