The unmarried daughter of Demetrius whom he had captured after his victory over Antiochus took his fancy; and he determined to make her his wife.

At the same time he adopted other measures calculated to conciliate the Seleucid prince.

He treated his captive, Seleucus, the son of Antiochus, with the greatest respect.

To the corpse of Antiochus he paid royal honors; and, having placed it in a silver coffin, he transmitted it to the Syrians for sepulture.
Still, if we may believe Justin, he entertained the design of carrying his arms across the Euphrates and invading Syria, in order to avenge the attack of Antiochus upon his territories.

But events occurred which forced him to relinquish this enterprise.