Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 2nd (Daniel 11 & Acts 24:24—25:12)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Antiochus the Fourth Epiphane
Antiochus had greater wealth to employ than his predecessors, who had costly war debts to rome. His desire for funding is an important element of what precipitated the crisis of the period. A young ptolemy the sixth sent a force into the south of s ria, hoping to take back jerusalem. In one 70 b c. This kicked off the sixth syrian war. The city of alexandria set up ptole my the sixth, younger brother, as king there. Ptolemy was betrayed by people close to him and tarcus ended up taking the whole of egypt, save for alexandrio.
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