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	Antiochus III the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 221 BC Antiochus at last went east, and the rebellion of Molon and Alexander collapsed.
		But that recovery proved brief, for in 198 BC Antiochus defeated Scopas at the Battle of Panium, near the sources of the Jordan, a battle which marks the end of Ptolemaic rule in Judea.
		Antiochus mounted a fresh expedition to the east in Luristan, where he died in an attempt to rob a temple at Elymaïs, Persia, in 187 BC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochus_III_the_Great (965 words)

	Antiochus IV Epiphanes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He was a son of Antiochus III the Great and brother of Seleucus IV Philopator.
		Antiochus said he would discuss it with his council, whereupon the envoy drew a line in the sand round him and said, "Think about it here." The implication was that, were he to step out of the circle without having first undertaken to withdraw, he would be at war with Rome.
		The reign of Antiochus was a last period of strength for the empire, but in some way it was fatal; because he was an usurper and left no successor except a little boy, his death was followed by devastating dynastic wars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes (608 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - ANTIOCHUS III. THE GREAT: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Antiochus considered Palestine as a portion of his Seleucid dominion, invaded the land, and seized a large number of its fortified places.
		A great number of the Jews were of the opinion that Seleucid rule was to be preferred to the Egyptian, since the yoke of Egypt had been severely felt in recent years in the shape of the pitiless taxation of the
		But when Antiochus vanquished the Egyptian general Scopus at Paneas in northern Palestine (198), the gates of Jerusalem were opened to the conqueror by its citizens, who likewise rendered valuable assistance in the subsequent siege of the citadel while it remained in Egyptian hands.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=1588&letter=A (791 words)

	Seleucid Kingdom
		After the death of Alexander the Great in the afternoon of 11 June 323 BCE, his empire was divided by his generals, the so-called Diadochi.
		The Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great was able to reconquer these territories between 209 and 204.
		Antiochus received support from many Greek towns and help from the famous general Hannibal, but was defeated and forced to pay a tremendous sum of money.
	www.chn-net.com /timeline/seleucid_study.html (352 words)

	223-187. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		ANTIOCHUS III, THE GREAT, brother of Seleucus III, regained from Attalus most of the territory lost since 241.
		Antiochus III's initial successes were followed by his defeat at Raphia (217), and Antiochus retained only Seleucia, the port of Antioch on the Syrian coast.
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes (“god manifest”) succeeded upon the murder of his brother Seleucus.
	www.bartleby.com /67/214.html (578 words)

	Antiochus IV Epiphanes
		Antiochus IV was the son of Antiochus III Magnus, the sixth of the Seleucid kings.
		Antiochus IV had two key passions which are worthy of note, since they bear on the prophecy: He hated the Jews, and he fancied himself a conqueror in the mold of his father, Antiochus III Magnus ("the Great").
		Antiochus was one of the Seleucids (one of the four horns), and they continued for a century after his death.
	www.bibleonly.org /proph/dan/AE.html (1707 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - SELEUCIDÆ: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This was a deed worthy of a great ruler, such as Seleucus I. proved himself to be; but the account of Josephus is very much doubted, and justly so, since it is intended only as an apology for the Jews.
		III., a certain Simon seems to have officiated as political governor at that time; and it was apparently he, and not the high priest, who was responsible for the taxes, and who consequently called the king's attention to the treasure in the Temple (II Macc.
		Antiochus hastened to relieve the city, but was repulsed by the sons of Hyrcanus; so that, after another raid through Judea, he was obliged to leave the Jews in peace.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=452&letter=S (1487 words)

	Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Antiochus I was the son of Seleucus I, founder of the dynasty, and Apama I. Joint-king with his father from 292, he succeeded him early in 280 and ruled until his death on 1 or 2 June 261.
		Antiochus V Eupator, son of Epiphanes and Laodice, was put to death by the army in 162 on the arrival in Syria of his cousin Demetrius I Soter, the younger son of Seleucus IV and Epiphanes’ rightful successor.
		Antiochus VI Epiphanes Dionysus, the infant son of the pretender Alexander Balas (ruled 150-145), was put forward as king by Diodotus (Tryphon) in 143, dethroned by him in 142 and murdered by him in 138.
	www.bibletexts.com /glossary/antiochus.htm (1028 words)

	The Book of Daniel
		The oldest was killed in Asia Minor and Antiochus III the Great pushed down into Palestine to the fortress Raphia in 219 where he was defeated in 217 by Ptolemy IV Philopator.
		Antiochus III the Great captured the fortified city of Sidon in 203 and held Palestine by 199 but was driven back by Scopas of Egypt in 198 who eventually lost at Paneas and Sidon which assured Antiochus III the Great complete authority over Palestine.
		Antiochus III the Great returned to his own land and was probably slain about 187.
	www.theology.edu /daniel.htm (727 words)

	generation 15 ('stamoudgrootouders')
		Antiochus I Theos Dikaios, king of Commagene circa –70/-69 to -46 and -43 to –36/-39, born –100, died –36, married:
		16614. = Antiochus III the Great of Syria
		Alexander III the Great, king of Macedonian Greece 336-323, king of Egypt 332-323, born –356, died –323, married Roxane of Bactria, married:
	www.mythopedia.info /ancestry-diadochi.htm (1188 words)

	Antiochus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antiochus is the name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty:
		It is also the name of Antiochus Hierax, the rebel brother of Seleucus II Callinicus
		Antiochus is also the name of four rulers of the small middle-eastern kingdom of Commagene:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochus (133 words)

	Antiochus - TheBestLinks.com - Daniel, Jew, Jerusalem, Seleucid dynasty, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Antiochus was the name of thirteen Syrian kings between 280 BC to 65 BC.
		From this time the Jews began the great war of independence under their heroic Maccabean leaders with marked success, defeating the armies of Antiochus that were sent against them.
		Enraged at this, Antiochus marched against them in person, threatening utterly to exterminate the nation; but on the way he was suddenly arrested by the hand of death (164 BC).
	www.thebestlinks.com /Antiochus.html (260 words)

	Antiochus III articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Antiochus III ANTIOCHUS III [Antiochus III] (Antiochus the Great), d.
		She was the daughter of Ptolemy II, and her marriage (252) to Antiochus II marked a temporary cessation in the wars between the Egyptian monarchs and the Seleucids.
		Ptolemy IV PTOLEMY IV [Ptolemy IV] (Ptolemy Philopator), king of ancient Egypt (221-205 BC), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy III and Berenice of Cyrene.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/00596.html (474 words)

	Antiochus III the Great - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Antiochus III the Great (c.242-187 BC) was the second son of Seleucus II Callinicus; he came to the throne after his elder brother, Seleucus III, was murdered.
		His accession was not easy: the satraps of Media and Persis revolted and captured Seleucia on Tigris; the viceroy of Asia Minor also revolted and captured Sardes; and the Ptolemies also controlled Seleucid land in the Levant.
		Antiochus died of injuries he sustained while pillaging the temple of Zeus at Elymais.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Antiochus_III_the_Great (179 words)

	Banks/Dean Genealogy - Person Page 225
		Antiochus III Megas ("the Great") was born BC 241.
		Laodice (?) married Antiochus III Megas ("the Great"), son of Seleucus II Callinicus and Laodice (?).
		Antiochus I Theos married Isias Philostorgos, daughter of Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia and Athenais I Philostorgos.
	www.gordonbanks.com /gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p225.htm (2616 words)

	Appian's History of the Syrian Wars
		The Romans and Antiochus had been suspicious of each other for a long time, the former surmising that he would not keep quiet because he was so much puffed up by the extent of his dominions and the acme of fortune that he had reached.
		Antiochus, on the other hand, believed that the Romans were the only people who could put a stop to his increase of power and prevent him from passing over to Europe.
		Antiochus replied that Thrace had belonged to his ancestors, that it had fallen away from them when they were occupied elsewhere, and that he had resumed possession because he had leisure to do so.
	www.livius.org /ap-ark/appian/appian_syriaca_01.html (1260 words)

	SELEUCIA - LoveToKnow Article on SELEUCIA
		A great many other Greek cities were founded in Babylonia by Seleucus I. and Antiochus I., while Babylon and the other ancient cities (Sippara, Erech, tjr, Borsippa) decayed into mere villages.
		The great plague, which laid waste the Roman empire during the next years, is said to have sprung from the ruins of Seleucia.
		It was of great importance in the struggle between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies; captured by Ptolemy Euergetes in 246, it was recovered by Antiochus III.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SE/SELEUCIA.htm (926 words)

	Appian's History of the Syrian Wars
		It deals with the war that the Romans and the Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great fought in 192-188, but also discusses, as an appendix, the history of the Seleucid Empire.
		With great difficulty Manlius ascended the mountain and pursued them as they fled until he had killed and hurled over the rocks so large a number that it was impossible to count them.
		Antiochus III was succeeded by his oldest son Seleucus IV Philopator.
	www.livius.org /ap-ark/appian/appian_syriaca_09.html (1400 words)

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		Scopas the Egyptian general met Antiochus at Paneas near the sources of the Jordan, was defeated, and fled to Sidon, a strongly "fenced city" where he was forced to surrender.
		Antiochus, when checked at last at Alexandria, left Ptolemy Philometor at Memphis as king, pretending that his whole object was to support Philometor's claims against the usurper Physcon.
		Antiochus then advanced with a fleet and an army demanding the cession to him of Cyprus, Pelusium, and the country adjoining the Pelusiac mouth of the Nile.
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	The Reign of Rebellion--Part 1 - John MacArthur
		Berenice, the daughter of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (the king of the south), married Antiochus II Theos (the grandson of Seleucus, the king of the north).
		The remaining son (Antiochus III the Great) became king of the north and continued the campaign against the south.
		Antiochus the Great was succeeded by his son Seleucus IV Philopater, who became a "raiser of taxes" (v.
	www.biblebb.com /files/MAC/sg27-28.htm (4711 words)

	<tanbible.com> - DANIEL: Verse by Verse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Antiochus gathered an army of 72,000 soldiers, 6,000 horses, and 102 elephants and took the Egyptian fortresses of Seleucia, Tyre, Ptolemais, and colonies in north Syria.
		Antiochus the Great became the undisputed conqueror of Palestine.
		In the Spring of 197, Antiochus conquered Macedon, Hellas, and Thrace, and became vocally reproachful of the Romans.
	www.tanbible.com /int_dvv/int_dvv_c11_05.htm (805 words)

	SELEUCID EMPIRE
		At its peak under Seleukos I and Antiochus I, the Kingdom comprised almost the whole of the conquests of Alexander the Great with the exception of Egypt.
		Younger son of Seleukos II and brother of Seleukos III, he was soldier of great ability and between 212 to 205 campaigned to and restored Alexander's empire in Judaea from Ptolemy V as well as in Parthia and Baktria.
		Uncle of Antiochus III was appointed commander in chief of Asia Minor.
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	Antiochus III on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although Antiochus did not succeed in totally restoring the greatness of the Seleucid dynasty, he did much to revive its glory.
		Although he was defeated earlier by the Egyptians at Raphia (modern Rafa), he and Philip V of Macedon undertook (202 BC) to wrest Egyptian territories from the boy king, Ptolemy V. Antiochus did not properly appreciate the growing power of Rome.
		Antiochus, who disregarded the advice of Hannibal in 193, waited and then challenged Rome by accepting the invitation of the Aetolian League to interfere in Greece in 192.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a/antiochu3.asp (467 words)

	Parthia: History
		The Seleucid monarch Antiochus III the Great forced Arsaces II to acknowledge his supremacy in 206 BC.
		His son, Phraates III, took over in 70 BC, to be followed, prematurely, by his two sons, Mithradates III and Orodes II who had him murdered and promptly fell to fighting among themselves for the inheritance.
		In the east, great changes were taking place on the borders- the Sakas had been replaced by the Kushans, a branch of the Yueh-chi confederation of tribes (including the Huns), who proceeded, under their king Maues to set up a powerful kingdom in northern India and Afghanistan, defeating the Indo-Parthians and reducing their kingdom.
	americanhistory.si.edu /collections/numismatics/parthia/frames/phisfm.htm (2182 words)

	Appian's History of the Syrian Wars
		The Senate was glad that this Antiochus, who had early shown himself high spirited, died young.
		the Great and first cousin of this boy), at this time a hostage at Rome, and twenty-three years old, asked that he should be installed in the kingdom as belonging to him rather than to the boy, the Senate would not allow it.
		Tigranes II the Great of Armenia (c.95-55) was master of the Seleucid Empire from 83 to 69.
	www.livius.org /ap-ark/appian/appian_syriaca_10.html (1488 words)

	Seleucia, Antiochos III - Ancient Greek Coins - WildWinds.com
		Antiochus III - The Great 222-187 B.C. AE 16 mm.
		Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos III, the Great, AR Tetradrachm.
		Kingdom of Syria, Antiochus III, the Great, 223-187 BC, AR Tetradrachm.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Seleucids
		The marriage of Antiochus II to Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, brought about a temporary cessation of the struggle; but on Ptolemy's death, Laodice, the first and disowned wife of Antiochus, was recalled and avenged herself by having Antiochus, Berenice, and their child put to death.
		His two brothers ANTIOCHUS XI and Philip continued the war, but were defeated, and during the flight Antiochus XI met death in the waves of the Orontes.
		Antiochus X was finally overcome by the brothers, Philip and Demetrius.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13690a.htm (1368 words)

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		Antiochus divorced his wife Laodice, who instigated action against him, having Berenice and her infant son killed and finally murdering Antiochus.
		The pro-Seleucid arose in revolt but were crushed by the Egyptians under their general Scopas, nevertheless Antiochus pressed his attack and gained Sidon and with it Palestine in 200.
		She became queen at the death of her husband and was pro-Egyptian Antiochus turned his attention to Ionia and Rhodes.
	people.biola.edu /faculty/alanh/Handouts/TBE726/HistoryinDan11.doc (503 words)

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