Lysias (Syrian chancellor)

Lysias
Regent of the Seleucid Empire
Reign163–162 BC
PredecessorAntiochus IV Epiphanes
SuccessorDemetrius I Soter
King and wardAntiochus V Eupator
Died162 BC

Lysias (/ˈlɪsiəs/; Greek: Λυσίας; Hebrew: ליזיאש; died 162 BC) was a 2nd-century BC general and governor of Syria under the Seleucid Empire.

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