ic er am us ▁I , ▁like ▁his ▁father , ▁continued ▁as ▁an ▁al ly ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁Sele uc id ▁Greek ▁Mon arch s ▁of ▁Sy ria . ▁Like ▁his ▁father , ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ph yl arch ▁of ▁the ▁Arab s . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Sele uc id ▁Empire ▁had ▁become ▁very ▁weak ▁and ▁always ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁to ▁help ▁solve ▁political ▁or ▁succession ▁problems . ▁Ar ound ▁ 6 4   BC , ▁the ▁Roman ▁General ▁and ▁Tri um vir , ▁Pom pe y ▁had ▁re organ ised ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁countries ▁into ▁Roman ▁provinces . ▁Pom pe y ▁had ▁installed ▁client ▁k ings ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁al lies ▁of ▁Rome . ▁Among ▁these ▁was ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I ▁( wh ose ▁name ▁is ▁also ▁sp elt ▁Sam ps iger am us ). ▁The ▁Roman ▁politician ▁Marcus ▁Tul lius ▁Cic ero , ▁nick named ▁Pom pe y ▁‘ S amps ic er am us ’ ▁to ▁make ▁fun ▁of ▁Pom pe y ' s ▁pret ensions ▁as ▁an ▁eastern ▁pot ent ate . ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Pom pe y , ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁I ▁captured ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁ 6 4   BC , ▁the ▁second ▁last ▁Sele uc id ▁King ▁Ant io chus ▁XIII ▁A si atic us . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ant io chus ▁XIII , ▁Sam ps ic