Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Mad King Who Provoked the Maccabees

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Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Mad King Who Provoked the Maccabees

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the controversial reign of Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, whose policies of Hellenization sparked the Maccabean Revolt. We discuss his upbringing in Rome as a hostage, his ascent to power, his showy military campaigns (including a near-conquest of Egypt stopped by Rome), his eccentric and sometimes cruel behavior that earned him the nickname 'Epimanes' (Madman), and his direct role in triggering the Jewish rebellion by outlawing traditional practices and installing a statue of Zeus in the Temple in Jerusalem. The conversation also covers his death in Persia in 164 BCE, the legends surrounding it, and the lasting impact of his reign on Jewish identity and the Hanukkah story. #AntiochusIVEpiphanes #SeleucidEmpire #MaccabeanRevolt #Hellenization #Hanukkah #ZeusOlympios #JerusalemTemple #Polybius #Appian #AncientJudea #HellenisticPeriod #SeleucidDynasty #ElephantCorps #BattleOfEleusis #JewishHistory #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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