Cleopatra received Demetrius peaceably, but took the precaution of sending Antiochus IX (her son by Antiochus VII) to Cyzicus, out of the king's immediate reach; she was said to be secretly furious at Demetrius taking a Parthian wife and having children with her. In 128 BC, Demetrius took an army to Egypt to help Cleopatra's mother, Cleopatra II, with her ongoing struggle against her brother and husband Ptolemy VIII Physcon.Cleopatra II by Chris Bennett He was forced to retreat near Pelousion because his soldiers refused to obey him, and Cleopatra Thea, then in Antioch, rebelled against him and established her son Antiochus as king. In the same year, Antioch was occupied by Alexander II Zabinas, a false child of Alexander Balas sent with troops by Ptolemy to wage war against Demetrius in Syria. Cleopatra Thea fled the city, and probably went to Ptolemais, where she had married Alexander Balas some twenty years earlier.
cLeoPatra rEceIVeD dEMEtrIUs PeAcEaBLY, but took thE preCAuTIon of sendinG aNtIOchuS iX (her SOn by AnTiOchuS vii) to CyZicUs, out Of the King's imMeDiAtE reach; sHe WAs sAid to be Secretly fuRious at demetrius takinG a pArthian wIfE and havinG CHILdrEN wITH HEr. in 128 bc, DEmetRIuS took an ARMy to eGYpt To help CLEopatRA'S mOthEr, CleOpatRA ii, wItH her ongOing StRuggLe agAInst Her brotHer anD HuSbanD ptOleMy viIi physCoN.ClEopATra Ii bY chris benNett he wAs forced To retReat nEAR pelOusiON becAuse his SoldIErS rEfuSed To obey HiM, And CleOPAtRa thEa, then iN antiocH, rebellEd agaInst HIm aNd eStAbLIShED hEr son aNtiOcHus As king. in ThE samE Year, ANTiocH waS occUPiEd bY AlExanDer ii ZABinas, a FAlse chiLd of aLexANDeR bALaS sEnt with TroOps By ptOlemy To wage wAr againST DemeTRius In sYriA. cleopatra thea Fled the CITy, aND PRoBabLy wENt to ptolEMAIs, wHeRe She Had mArrIeD alexANDer balas soME TwentY yEars EarlieR.