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| | Interactive History Chart 200 BC - AD 100 |
 | | In 170 BC, when Antiochus was campaigning in Egypt, there was a rumor of the king's death, and Jason led a revolt, which brought Antiochus to Jerusalem, where his army proceeded to rob, pillage, rape, and enslave the people. |
 | | In 152 BC he became the first Hasmonean to take the roles of both ruler and priest, when he was offered the priesthood by Alexander Balas, a pretender to the Seleucid throne. |
 | | In 134 BC he was ambushed by his son-in-law, Ptolemy, who wanted the throne for himself. |
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