LASTHENES, Prince of Crete, who settled Demetrius Nicator, the Son of Demetrius Soter, upon the Throne of Syria, by the Help of those Troops which he supplied him with1, Demetrius, as an Acknowledgement for this Service, gave Lasthenes the Government of Syria, and the principal Authority in his Kingdom; he called him his Father and Cousin. But Lasthenes abusing his Power2, involved King Demetrius in great Perplexities, out of which he never could disengage himself perfectly.
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