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Antiochus IV (Antiochus Epiphanes) (āntī`əkəs ēpĭf`ənēz), d. 163 B.C., king of Syria (175 B.C.–163 B.C.), son of Antiochus III and successor of his brother Seleucus IV. His nephew (later Demetrius I) was held as a hostage in Rome, although still claiming the throne. Antiochus is best known for his attempt to Hellenize Judaea and extirpate Judaism—a policy that instigated the rebellion of the Maccabees Maccabees or Machabees (both: măk`əbēz), Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent. B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. . Antiochus invaded Egypt, which was torn by strife between Ptolemy VI and his brother (later Ptolemy VII), and would probably have conquered that region if the Romans had not intervened in his siege of Alexandria (168). Antiochus was briefly succeeded by his son, Antiochus V, a boy king who was overthrown by Demetrius I. Antiochus IV ?215--164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175--164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some 150 years after Alexander's death, the Greek Syrian ruler Antiochus IV, Epiphanies -- ``god incarnate,'' as he referred to himself -- instituted policies that were completely opposite of Alexander's. The two greatest twentieth-century scholars of the Maccabean revolt, Elias Bickermann (3) and Victor Tcherikover (4), each placed the blame on the policies of the Jewish leaders and not on the Seleucid ruler, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, but for different reasons. The Book of Daniel is set in a time in which the Israelites were dominated and persecuted by the cruel ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes, probably about 165 B. |
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