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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The reign of Antiochus was a last period of strength for the empire, but in some way it was fatal; since he was an usurper, and left his infant son Antiochus V Eupator as his successor, devastating dynastic wars followed his death.
		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.
		Antiochus IV was the son of Antiochus III Magnus, the sixth of the Seleucid kings.
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	JewishEncyclopedia.com - ANTIOCHUS IV., EPIPHANES
		He was a son of Antiochus the Great, and, after the murder of his brother Seleucus, took possession of the Syrian throne which rightly belonged to his nephew Demetrius.
		Antiochus had no wish to Hellenize his conquered subjects, but to denationalize them entirely; his Aramean subjects were far from becoming Hellenes simply because they had surrendered their name and some of their Semitic gods.
		On his return homeward, Antiochus came to Jerusalem to reinstate Menelaus, and then the true character of the Hellenism that Antiochus desired was revealed to the Jews.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Antiochus IV of Commagene
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes, (Greek: ο Αντίοχος Επιφανής, last king of Commagene 38, 41–72), an ally of Rome against Parthia and a royal descendant of Greek Syrian King Seleucus I Nicator.
		Antiochus was apparently a son of late king Antiochus III of Commagene who received his paternal dominion from Caligula in 38.
		Antiochus himself first retired to Lacedaemon, and then to Rome, where he passed the remainder of his life with his sons Antiochus and Callinicus, and was treated with great respect..
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	Antiochus
		Antiochus - the name of several Syrian kings from 280 BC to 65 BC.
		He was succeeded (187) by his son, Seleucus IV Philopator, spoken of by Daniel (11:20) as "a raiser of taxes", in the Revised Version, "one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom."
		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).
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	Daily Bible Study - Antiochus IV Epiphanes
		Antiochus IV was the eighth of the Seleucid kings, ruling from about 174-164 BC.
		Once again, because of its position at the Crossroads Of The Earth, the land of Israel had been contested between two branches of the former Greek kingdom - the Ptolemies to the south in Egypt (Queen Cleopatra was in later years one of its most famous members), and the Seleucids to the north in Syria.
		The greatest outrage committed by Antiochus IV occurred in 167 B.C. when he entered the Temple (see Temples) in Jerusalem, erected an altar to the pagan god Zeus, and sacrificed a pig on it.
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	Judea and Civil War
		Revolt Against Antiochus IV After his successful war against the Ptolemies of Egypt and before his disastrous war with Rome, the Seleucid monarch Antiochus III, ruling from Syria, took control of Judea.
		Antiochus IV invaded Egypt, and while Antiochus was in Egypt, Jason and a group of his supporters moved to regain power.
		Antiochus wrongly assumed that the worship of Yahweh among the Jews could be transformed into the worship of the universal god, Zeus, as easily as such transformations had been made in his dominions farther east - where Jews worshiped Yahweh under the name of Zeus Sabazions.
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	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 198 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Antiochus, however, with the assistance of Attains easily expelled the usurper, and ascended the throne in the same year.
		COIN OF Cleopatra, the sister of Antiochus, who had been betrothed to Ptolemy Epiphanes, was now dead, and Antiochus therefore claimed the provinces of Coele-Syria and Palestine, which had been given as her dowry.
		The cruelties which Antiochus perpetrated against the Jews during this war, are recorded in the books of the Maccabees, and have rendered his name infamous.
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	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 194 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		On the reverse a scorpion is represented, surrounded with the foliage of the laurel, and inscribed KOMMAFHNnN.
		ANTIOCHUS ('Am'oxos), an epigrammatic poet, one of whose epigrams is extant in the Greek Anthology, (xi.
		Antiochus subsequently fled to Egypt where he was killed by robbers in b.
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	Glossary
		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.
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	Daniel Chapter 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Antiochus IV attempt to transform Judah and Jerusalem into a Greek outpost of his kingdom, on the border of advancing Roman power, caused the revolt of the Maccabees.
		The abomination of desolation in Daniel 11:31, the desecration of the Jewish Temple by Antiochus IV caused a reaction, known as the Maccabean rebellion.
		Antiochus IV, was in the east conducting war against Elamites, he went insane on hearing the success of the Jews against his armies in Jerusalem and died.
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	Daniel Chapter 11
		Antiochus IV robbed the richest places of the countries under his control, and was known for distributing the loot to gain political power.
		Antiochus IV was unhappy with the events in Egypt and raided the temple treasury.
		Although we focus on Antiochus IV because it is so clearly represented here, we must also keep in mind that this refers also to the actions of a world leader who is yet to come.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Seleucids
		Under Soter's son, ANTIOCHUS II THEOS (261-46), began the wars with the Ptolemies for the possession of Phoenicia and Palestine.
		The son of Antiochus and Laodice, SELEUCUS II CALLINICUS (246-26), succeeded.
		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.
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	AllRefer.com - Antiochus IV (Ancient History, Middle East, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Antiochus is best known for his attempt to Hellenize Judaea and extirpate Judaism : a policy that instigated the rebellion of the Maccabees.
		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. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press.
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	Antiochus IV
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Αντίοχος Επιφανής, Greek: Manifest)("The Shining One") was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire.
		Antiochus said he would discuss it with his council, whereupon the envoy drew a line in the sand round him.
		Enraged at this, Antiochus is said to have 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).
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Antiochus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Antiochus was famous as a founder of cities.
		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.
		Arsaces led a successful revolt against Antiochus II of Syria, when Antiochus was engaged in war with Egypt and trying to put down a revolt in Bactria.
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	Antiochus the Great (242-187 B.C.)
		Antiochus was now free to conduct what has been called the Fourth Syrian War (219-216), during which he gained control of the important eastern Mediterranean sea ports of Seleucia-in-Pieria, Tyre, and Ptolemais.
		Antiochus was now eager to negotiate on the basis of Rome's previous demands, but the Romans insisted that he first evacuate the region west of the Taurus Mountains.
		When Antiochus refused, he was decisively defeated in the Battle of Magnesia near Mt. Sipylus, where he fought with a heterogeneous army of 70,000 men against an army of 30,000 Romans and their allies.
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	Antiochus IV Epiphanes
		Antiochus IV was the eighth of these twenty Seleucid kings.
		Antiochus IV promptly began to persecute the Jews.
		To rescue their choice, Antiochus' interpreters point to "But he will be broken without human agency." They say that his death of natural causes satisfies the prophecy.
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	Antiochus III the Great Summary
		Antiochus contrived to get possession of the person of Achaeus (see Polybius), but the citadel held out until 213 BC under Achaeus' widow Laodice and then surrendered.
		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.
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	Antiochus and the Jews
		According to the account of 1 Maccabees, the High Priests at Jerusalem appointed by Antiochus were involved in systematically changing the traditions of the Jews that were based on the laws of Moses, to make them conform to Greek beliefs.
		A general history of the reign of Antiochus IV is given by Morkholm.
		This was expressed in the prophecy of Daniel 8 by the figure of a little horn, depicting Antiochus IV, exulting himself to the stars, and casting them to the earth, along with heaven itself.
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	Biblical people: Antiochus IV
		Antiochus IV Antiochus IV (175-164) was one of the cruelest rulers in history.
		Antiochus wanted to stop the Jews from practicing circumcision, observing the Sabbath, or keeping their food laws.
		In fact, the Jews were to be put to death if they were caught with their "Book of the Law." And, he caused the desecration of the Temple, by burning an unholy sacrifice on the altar.
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	The Prophecy of Daniel 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Antiochus IV was able to move his army to the border of Egypt before he was met by the Egyptians at Pelusium, which is near the Nile Delta.
		Antiochus IV professed his great friendship to his nephew and concern for his interests, but his true plan was to weaken Egypt by setting the brothers against one another.
		Antiochus IV left his general Lysias in charge of his son and half of his army, with instructions to attack and destroy Jerusalem and Judea.
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	Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Antichrist of the Old Testament
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the eighth in a succession of twenty-six kings who ruled from 175—164 BC over the Syrian section of Alexander’s empire.
		Yet taken as a whole Antiochus IV Epiphanes is undoubtedly one of the greatest prototypes of the Antichrist in all of God’s Word.
		Therefore not only is there a typical relationship between the two persons of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the upcoming Man Of Sin, but there is also an association between the two time periods leading up to the end of each era.
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	Chapter 16: Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Little Horn
		ANTIOCHUS IV (EPIPHANES) AND 164 B. The great majority of Bible commentaries, past and present, have interpreted the Alittle horn@ of Daniel 8 as Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) of the Greek Seleucids who ruled from
		Antiochus IV reigned from 175 to 164 B. Most commentators agree that his hatred of the Jews and desecration of their
		This includes not only the three and a half years during which the daily sacrifice was forbidden by Antiochus (Josephus, `Bellum Judaicum,'i.1, sec.1), but the whole series of events whereby it was practically interrupted: beginning with the >little horn waxing great toward the pleasant land,= and >casting some of the host= (Dan.
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	Jewish History -- Part Two
		190 Antiochus is defeated by the Romans at Magnesia.
		Antiochus installs Menelaus, one who had no qualifications to be high priest.
		Antiochus sends Appollonius to supress it and to establish a garrison in the city (1 Macc.
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	Countdown To 6000
		His brother, King Seleucus IV, exchanged him for Demetrius, the son of Seleucus; and after Seleucus was murdered by Heliodorus, a usurper, Antiochus in turn ousted him.
		Antiochus is probably best remembered for his encouragement of the expansion of Greek culture and Greek institutions.
		For financial reasons Antiochus supported the reform party and, in return for a considerable sum, permitted the high priest, Jason, to build a gymnasium in Jerusalem and to introduce the Greek mode of educating young people.
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	Why Antiochus IV Is Not The Little Horn Of Daniel 8 - Historicist.com The Protestant Interpretation of Biblical ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Why Antiochus IV Is Not The Little Horn Of Daniel 8 - Historicist.com The Protestant Interpretation of Biblical Prophecy.
		In addition, they see Antiochus as a type of an end-time Antichrist who is to arise in the final years of earth's history before Christ's second advent.
		Preterists claim it refers to the purification of the temple in Jerusalem which was polluted by Antiochus in the second century B.C. Since the earthly temple was destroyed in A.D. 70 (and this prophetic time period extends beyond this datum), historicists see in it a reference to the temple in heaven.
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	Antiochus IV
		Under attack by the latter, Menelaus and the sons of Tobias retreated to Antiochus (IV) and informed him that they wished to abandon their native (Jewish) laws and corresponding (priestly) civic order for those of the king and a Greek civic order.
		And when (Antiochus) concurred, they disguised the circumcision of their private parts so they might be Greeks even when undressed.
		And in his place a despised man [Antiochus IV] will rise and the dignity of kingship will not be given to him.
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	Antiochus III the Great
		Antiochus III Megas ('the Great'): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 222 to187.
		Antiochis (married to Ariarathes IV Eusebes of Cappadocia)
		Peace of Apamea: cedes all territory north of the Taurus to the Roman ally Pergamon and agrees to pay an indemnity to Rome; his youngest son Antiochus is sent to Italy as hostage
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	SELEUCID EMPIRE
		Uncle of Antiochus III was appointed commander in chief of Asia Minor.
		Antiochus IV, 175-164 BCE, Tetradrachm, AR, 16.9g, 1 1/16" dia., AR, Ake mint, Judas Maccabee defeated Antiochus IV and cleansed temple.
		Claimed to be another son of Antiochus IV, swept to power with support of Ptolemy of Egypt and Attalos of Pergamon.
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	Antiochus VI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Antiochus IV was the Seleucid king whose attempts to introduce pagan rites in Jerusalem led to the revolt of the Maccabees and the creation of a Jewish state.
		The Maccabees were a family of priests from a village near Jerusalem who, in 168 BC, instigated an uprising to defend Judaism against both the Seleucids.
		The uprising began when the aged Mattathias killed an apostate Jew who was about to offer sacrifice to Zeus on an altar set up by Antiochus IV in the Temple precincts at Jerusalem.
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