Antiochus IV Epiphanes

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2nd-century BCE monarch Hellenistic ruler Seleucid king

Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a 2nd-century BCE Seleucid king known for his aggressive Hellenization policies in Judea, which provoked Jewish resistance and the Maccabean Revolt.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Antiochus IV Epiphanes canonical	21
Epiphanes	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	2nd-century BCE monarch ⓘ Hellenistic ruler ⓘ Seleucid king ⓘ
approximateBirthDate	c. 215 BCE ⓘ
bannedPractice	Jewish circumcision ⓘ observance of the Jewish Sabbath ⓘ possession of the Torah ⓘ
birthPlace	Seleucid Empire ⓘ
capital	Antioch ⓘ
coinageDepiction	Zeus ⓘ surface form: Zeus Olympios
conflict	Maccabean Revolt ⓘ
countryRuled	Seleucid Empire ⓘ
deathDate	164 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace	Near Susa ⓘ
dynasty	Seleucid Empire ⓘ surface form: Seleucid dynasty
epithet	Antiochus IV Epiphanes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Epiphanes
epithetMeaning	God Manifest ⓘ
father	Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
givenName	Antiochus ⓘ
heldAsHostageBy	Roman Republic ⓘ
legacy	central figure in Jewish Hanukkah story ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of Daniel ⓘ Books of the Maccabees ⓘ surface form: Books of Maccabees
militaryCampaign	campaigns in Egypt ⓘ campaigns in Judea ⓘ
mother	Laodice III ⓘ
notableFor	aggressive Hellenization policies in Judea ⓘ provoking the Maccabean Revolt ⓘ
opposedBy	Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean family Maccabees ⓘ surface form: Judas Maccabeus
period	Hellenistic period ⓘ
policy	promotion of Greek culture and religion ⓘ suppression of Jewish religious practices ⓘ
predecessor	Seleucus IV Philopator ⓘ
regionRuled	Mesopotamia ⓘ Syria ⓘ parts of Asia Minor ⓘ
regnalName	Antiochus IV Epiphanes self-link ⓘ
reignEnd	164 BCE ⓘ
reignStart	175 BCE ⓘ
religion	Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ
religiousAction	desecration of the Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ introduction of pagan worship in the Jerusalem Temple ⓘ
selfRepresentation	divine king ⓘ
sibling	Antiochis ⓘ Seleucus IV Philopator ⓘ
successor	Antiochus V Eupator ⓘ
title	Basileus (King) ⓘ
treatyConstraint	Treaty of Apamea ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maccabean Revolt → hasOpposingCommander → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

2 Maccabees → keyFigure → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Maccabees → victoryOver → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Maccabees → relatedTo → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Temple of Olympian Zeus → constructionResumedUnder → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Antiochus III the Great → child → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Seleucid Empire → hasMonarch → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Antiochus IV Epiphanes → regnalName → Antiochus IV Epiphanes self-link ⓘ

Antiochus IV Epiphanes → epithet → Antiochus IV Epiphanes self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epiphanes

Syrian Wars → notableSeleucidRulerInvolved → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Ptolemy VI Philometor → opponent → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Sixth Syrian War → opponent → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Sixth Syrian War → commandedBy → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Lysias → servedUnder → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Seleucid navy → notableCommander → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Megillat Antiochus → mentionsFigure → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Mattathias → opponent → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Epiphania → namedAfter → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Olympieion → constructionResumedUnder → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Treaty of Apamea → includedHostage → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

Seleucus IV Philopator → successor → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ

King of Babylon → positionHeldBy → Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ