Antiochus IV Epiphanes [note 1] (c. 215 BC–November/December 164 BC) [1] was king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. Notable events during Antiochus' …

Jan 2, 2025 · The historian Polybius, who was a contemporary of Antiochus, referred to the king as Epimanes (“the Insane One”), a play on his epitaph. He told many tales of Antiochus’s …

Feb 20, 2025 · Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Seleucid king of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom who reigned from 175 to 164 BCE. As a ruler he was best known for his encouragement of Greek …

Oct 27, 2019 · The youthful, clean-shaven face of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes (r. 175 - 164 BCE) resembles Alexander the Great (r. 356 - 323 BCE), with features of age, such …

Antiochus III the Great (/ æ n ˈ t aɪ ə k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος ὁ Μέγας, Antíokhos ho Mégas; c. 241 – 3 July 187 BC) [1] was the sixth ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from …

Antiochus, furious with the rebellion, returned to Jerusalem, slaughtered thousands of people, and reinstalled Menelaus. Once Antiochus departed and heard that a second rebellion had broken …

Illustration of the Head of Antiochus Epiphanes. This sketch of a coin illustrates the head of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid ruler who brought devastation upon the Jews in the …

Apr 2, 2025 · The Case Against Antiochus: The Siege of Jerusalem and the Issue of the Decree A prutah of John Hyrcanus I, a descendant of the Maccabees, circa 134-104 BCE. ... the people …

While Antiochus was at Athens on his return to Syria in this year, Seleucus was murdered by Heliodorus, who seized upon the crown. Antiochus, however, with the assistance of Attalus …

Obverse: Head of Antiochus as Zeus, laureated. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΗΠΟΡΟΥ. Zeus seated on throne, holding Nikē.