“Antiochus Epiphanes, a Seleucid who ruled from 175-164 B.C., captured Jerusalem in 167 B.C. and promptly desecrated the Temple by removing the altar, replacing it with a Greek altar to Zeus and ...

In the first century B.C, King Antiochus I of Commagene built a sanctuary unlike any of his predecessors. His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey.

The Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes outlawed circumcision and executed Jewish women who circumcised their sons. The Roman Emperor Hadrian banned it as well.

In the present day, city of Jerusalem, King Antiochus Epiphanes led a campaign to ban Jewish practice. Antiochus and his army defiled the Jewish temple.

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In 167 B.C. the Judeans, led by a priest named Mattathias and his sons, rebelled against their Seleucid Greek overlord, Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Antiochus’ idea of reform, the historian Diodorus ...

Before the Maccabean Revolt, it was illegal for people under the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to read the Torah. When soldiers came through, Jews pretended to play a gambling game involving tops.

The short version of the story is this: Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid leader of the Syrian kingdom, came to power and ruled the Land of Israel. Antiochus was a Hellenist and he required ...

Greetings from Antiochus Epiphanes: The earliest evidence to date for the use of ceramic rooftiles in the Land of Israel has been uncovered in the City of David National Park surrounding the walls ...

Ancient Roof Tiles Associated with King Antiochus’s Rule Discovered in City of David. By. David Israel - 23 Kislev 5784 – December 6, 2023. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...