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Antiochus IV n (Biographies / Antiochus IV (?215 bc-164 bc) M, Syrian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?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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