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	Antiochus
		The most notable of these were, (1.) Antiochus III the Great, who ascended the throne 223 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.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/an/Antiochus.html (197 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 719 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Great confusion certainly exists concerning the two, but there seems no reason to doubt the authority of Polybius; and we have no evidence that the Achaeus who is /nentioned by Eusebius as father of No. 2, was the same as the father of Andromachus.
		Wife of Antiochus the Great, was a daughter of Mithridates IV., king of Pontus, and granddaughter of No. 2.
		Wife of Achaeus, the cousin and adversary of Antiochus the Great, was a sister of the preceding, being also a daughter of Mithridates IV., king of Pontus.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/1827.html (1004 words)

	Porphyrius: Comments on Daniel - translation
		Antiochus the Great came from Babylon to Syria, which at that time was held by Ptolemaeus Philopator the son of Euergetes, who was the fourth king of Egypt.
		Antiochus regarded with contempt the worthlessness of Ptolemaeus Philopator, because Ptolemaeus was enslaved to the harp-player Agathoclea and also kept her brother Agathocles as a catamite, whom he later appointed to be leader of Egypt.
		Antiochus, wishing to recover Judaea and numerous cities of Syria, defeated Scopas the general of Ptolemaeus in a battle near the source of the river Jordan, where Paneas is now situated, and penned him up along with 10,000 soldiers in Sidon, where he besieged him.
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	ANTIOCHUS III. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Although Antiochus did not succeed in totally restoring the greatness of the Seleucid dynasty, he did much to revive its glory.
		While Philip V was engaged by the Roman armies, Antiochus recovered S Syria and Asia Minor.
		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.
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	Antiochus the Great (242-187 B.C.)
		Antiochus' share was to be southern Syria, Lycia, Cilicia, and Cyprus; Philip was to have western Asia Minor and the Cyclades.
		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.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /imperialism/notes/antiochus.html (1241 words)

	DANIEL - Chapter 11 Commentaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A treaty was arranged between Antiochus and Ptolemy Epiphanes in which the Antiochus' daughter, Cleopatra (a "daughter of women" since she was still so young as to be under the control of her mother), was espoused to Ptolemy.
		Antiochus The Great pledged these countries as part of the dowry when his daughter was given to wed Ptolemy Philopater.
		Antiochus took possession of Pelusium, the key of Egypt; he seized Memphis, and he then laid siege to Alexandria.If that were reduced, the whole country would be his.
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	Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Bible
		Antiochus divorced Berenice, took his former wife Laodice again, who soon after poisoned him, procured Berenice and her son to be murdered, and set up her own son by Antiochus to be king, who was called Seleucus Callinicus.
		Antiochus wrote to his own kingdom that every one should leave the gods he had worshipped, and worship such as he ordered, contrary to the practice of all the conquerors that went before him, 1 Mac.
		Of the kings that came after Antiochus nothing is here prophesied, for that was the most malicious mischievous enemy to the church, that was a type of the son of perdition, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth and destroy with the brightness of his coming, and none shall help him.
	eword.gospelcom.net /comments/daniel/mh/daniel11.htm (5724 words)

	Antiochus IV Epiphanes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antiochus said he would discuss it with his council, whereupon the envoy drew a line round him in the sand, 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.
		Enraged at this, Antiochus is said to have marched against them in person, threatening to exterminate the nation; but, on the way, he was suddenly arrested by the hand of death (164 BC).
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes (652 words)

	Antiochus III the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antiochus seemed to have restored the Seleucid empire in the east, and the achievement brought him the title of "the Great." (Antiochos Megas).
		In 205 BC/204 BC the infant Ptolemy V Epiphanes succeeded to the Egyptian throne, and Antiochus concluded a secret pact with Philip V of Macedon for the partition of the Ptolemaic possessions (203 BC).
		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 (992 words)

	Seleucid Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		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)

	Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes is a ruler that came into control of one of the four empires which sprang into existance after the death of Alexander the Great.
		Antiochus constituted the fifth attack on the surviving tribes of the House of Israel, and thus manifested the 5th head of the beast.
		Antiochus' forces did not set up their camp inside the temple; instead, they occupied the citadel located in the City of David that looked down on the temple.
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	Antiochus IV
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Αντίοχος Επιφανής, Greek: Manifest)("The Shining One") was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire.
		215–-163 BC, reigned 175-–163 BC), was one of the Seleucid emperors, son of Antiochus III the Great and brother of Seleucus IV Philopator.
		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).
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/AntiochusIV.html (666 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)

	Antiochus (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
		Antiochus the Great, who ascended the throne B.C. He is regarded as the "king of the north" referred to in Dan.
		Antiochus IV., surnamed "Epiphanes" i.e., the Illustrious, succeeded his brother Seleucus (B.C. His career and character are prophetically described by Daniel (11:21-32).
		From this time, the Jews began the great war of independence under their heroic Maccabean leaders with some success, defeating the armies of Antiochus that were sent against them.
	www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/antiochus.html (200 words)

	Antiochus, III Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Antiochus III (241-187 BC) was a Syrian king of the Seleucid dynasty, Alexander the Great's successors in Asia.
		Antiochus landed in Greece and surprised the Roman occupation forces.
		Antiochus again met defeat at Magnesia, and the Peace of Apemea in 188 ended a century of Seleucid dominance in Asia Minor.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/antiochus-iii (655 words)

	<tanbible.com> - DANIEL: Verse by Verse
		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 (834 words)

	Sermons From Daniel - The Vision Of The Time Of The End - II (11:2-35)
		Angry that Antiochus the Great regained control of Syrian territory, he gathered a great army and defeated Antiochus at Raphia c.
		Again, this is Antiochus the Great 1) The forces of the South were not able to resist him 2) He stood in the "Glorious Land" (Israel) with destruction in his power b.
		Antiochus then turned his attention to the coastlands (Mediterranean) 1) Making war with the Romans 2) But was defeated by Scipio Asiaticus, a Roman military leader d.
	www.ccel.org /contrib/exec_outlines/dan/dan_11.htm (1537 words)

	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)

	Ptolemy - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		He devoted great attention to the internal administration of his kingdom, endowed the Museum and Alexandrian Library in which his father had taken much interest; in general he followed his father's example as a liberal patron of art, science and literature.
		Antiochus the Great of Syria declared war against Egypt about 219 BC, but, after conquering Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, he was defeated by Philopator at the battle of Raphia near Gaza (217 BC).
		Antiochus IV Epiphanes then invaded Egypt, defeated the Egyptians at Pelusium and secured the person of Philometor, whom he spared, hoping to employ him as a tool to gain the ascendancy over Egypt.
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	Re: Dss related questions (copper scroll)
		The was a war between Antiochus the Great and the > Ptolemies' Greek-mercenary general Scopas that decided this whole issue in > 200 BCE.
		This was where the tribute came from as late as the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes -- in fact, Antiochus the Great also had to rob temples to pay the debt.
		His successor, Antiochus V, battled a rival Philip in 163, and was slain by Demetrius in 161.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /orion/archives/1996b/msg00613.html (1099 words)

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		And one" refers to Antiochus the Great, who took charge of the army and went through Palestine to war with the King of the South.
		Antiochus gave him his daughter to be his wife, intending for her to control her husband after he became king at age nine.
		Antiochus Epiphanes - Vs. 21-31 -- The King of the North and the younger son of Antiochus, the Great.
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	DANIEL
		Antiochus IV corresponds to the little horn of Daniel 8 and the little horn of Daniel 12 corresponds to the antichrist of our age, the messianic age.
		All this is a prophecy of the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, the little horn spoken of before (Daniel 8:9), a sworn enemy to the Jewish religion, and a bitter persecutor of those that adhered to it.
		the Great as Cleopatra’s dowry in marrying Ptolemy Epiphanes.
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		This refers to the treaty in which Antiochus betrothed his daughter Cleopatra to Ptolemy who was only seven at this time but Cleopatra stands with her husband against Antiochus.
		30-35 -- The persecution of the Theocracy by Antiochus.
		This is true whether it applies to Antiochus Epiphanes and his affliction of the Jewish nation or Rome's affliction of the Jewish nation or Rome and its affliction of the saints (cf.
	www.cedarparkchurchofchrist.org /bstudy/DANIEL_10-12.doc (2069 words)

	A General History of the Near East, Chapter 6
		As a result, Alexander, Seleucus and Antiochus I may have brought in enough Greeks to maintain their rule in an alien land (an estimated 100,000 families), but the complete cultural fusion which they wanted never took place; in the long run, this contributed to the disintegration of the kingdom.
		Antiochus III (223-187) was the only Seleucid monarch who could reverse the decline of the kingdom.
		Antiochus retreated to Syria, and the border between the northern and southern kingdoms returned to the Orontes River.
	xenohistorian.faithweb.com /neareast/ne06.html (11566 words)

	Jewish History -- Part Two
		From the Death of Alexander the Great to the Decree of Antiochus IV The Division of Alexander's Empire
		190 Antiochus is defeated by the Romans at Magnesia.
		Antiochus installs Menelaus, one who had no qualifications to be high priest.
	www.westmont.edu /~fisk/Articles/jewhistb.htm (700 words)

	Commentary on Daniel - Volume 2
		When they were already on their expedition, and their forces were on their march, the elder Seleucus died, and his surviving brother was Antiochus, called the Great.
		As, therefore, he was so thoroughly hated by his own people, the sons of Callinicus, namely, Seleucus Ceraunus the elder, and Antiochus the Great, thought the time had arrived for the recovery of the lost cities of Syria.
		Whether this was so or not, all historians unite in stating that Antiochus the Great alone carried on the war with Philopator.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/calvin/calcom25.vi.xiv.html?bcb=0 (912 words)

	Antiochus Epiphanes q28.htm
		Antiochus was not a separate horn, or kingdom, but one of the kings of the Seleucid horn, and hence a part of one of the horns.
		Antiochus did not reign "in the latter time of" the Hellenistic kingdoms of Alexander's empire (verse 23), but nearly in the middle of the period.
		Antiochus was not "broken without hand" (verse 25), there is no suggestion of anything miraculous or mysterious about either his failure with the Jews or his death.
	www.sdanet.org /atissue/books/qod/q28.htm (5145 words)

	Daniel 11 Edited
		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.
		On his father’s death there was a struggle for the throne between Seleucus and his stepmother, Berenice (on behalf of her infant son).
		He (Antiochus) shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he (Ptolemy Epiphanes) shall give him the daughter of women (Cleopatra I), corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side (Antiochus), neither be for him.
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	The Amazing Prophecy of Daniel 11 And How it Defies Sceptics.
		The successor of Antiochus the Great was Seleucus IV (187-175 BC).
		Antiochus always sought to make his comparatively small band of supporters and cohorts rich and he saw no problem in stealing and plundering for that purpose.
		Ptolemy VI – who is in captivity to Antiochus at this point – meets with Antiochus Epiphanes but, under the pretense of a determination to forge a new understanding between them, they continue to plot against each other.
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