Quick Facts
Foreign Ruler
Role
215 BC – 164 BC
Lifespan
0
Locations Known
0
Events
The World They Lived In
215 BC164 BC
Greek EmpireHasmonean Period
Key Verses
Seleucid king who desecrated the Jerusalem Temple by erecting an altar to Zeus and sacrificing swine. His tyranny provoked the Maccabean revolt and is foreshadowed in Daniel's prophecies.
Seleucid king who desecrated the Jerusalem Temple by erecting an altar to Zeus and sacrificing swine.
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