Seleucus IV may be in charge of the empire as of 187 BCE, but he wasn't meant to rule. Instead, we've largely been focussed previously on his elder brother, Antiochus the Young King. So, today, let's explore what we know about the life and times of Seleucus IV before he became sole king, and catch him up to the moment when he got the news his father died.

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