▁Empire , ▁Em esa ▁was ▁assim il ated ▁into ▁the ▁Greek ▁language ▁and ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁period . ▁Hence , ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I ▁and ▁his ▁ancest ors ▁became ▁H ellen ized ▁through ▁the ▁Greek ▁rule ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁The ▁father ▁of ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I , ▁Az iz ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Az iz us ▁the ▁Arab ▁and ▁Az iz us ▁the ▁Ph yl arch ▁of ▁the ▁Arab s ▁was ▁an ▁al ly ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁Sele uc id ▁Greek ▁Mon arch s ▁of ▁Sy ria . ▁Az iz ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Sele uc id ▁Kings ▁Philip ▁I ▁Philadel ph us ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Dem et ri us ▁III ▁Eu ca er us . ▁Az iz ▁may ▁have ▁assist ed ▁Philip ▁I ▁some ▁years ▁before ▁about ▁ 8 7 ▁BC , ▁in ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁Dem et ri us ▁III ▁who ▁ended ▁his ▁days ▁in ▁Par th ian ▁ex ile . ▁Az iz ▁assist ed ▁in ▁putting ▁the ▁last ▁Sele uc id ▁King , ▁Philip ▁II ▁Phil or om ae us , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Philip ▁I ▁on ▁the ▁throne , ▁by ▁arr anging ▁to ▁meet ▁him ▁and ▁putting ▁the ▁Dia dem ▁on ▁his ▁head . ▁However ▁Philip ▁II ▁saw ▁that ▁Az iz ▁be fri ended ▁him ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁murder ▁him ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁a ▁divided ▁Sy rian ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁Ant io ch . ▁ ▁Sam ps