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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Antiochus
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty in Nearer Asia. The most famous are Antiochus III. the Great (223-187 B.C.) who sheltered Hannibal and waged war with Rome, and his son Antiochus IV. Epiphanes (176-164 B.C.) who tried to suppress Judaism by persecution (see Seleucid Dynasty) .
The name was subsequently borne by the kings of Commagene (69 B.C.-A.D. 72), whose house was affiliated to the Seleucid.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Antiochus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/antiochus.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Antiochus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/antiochus.html. 1910.
