Antiochus V Eupator

Antiochus V in Wikipedia

Antiochus V Eupator (Greek: Αντίοχος Ε' Ευπάτωρ, ca. 172 BC - 161 BC), was a ruler of the Greek Seleucid Empire who reigned 163-161 BC. The dates are from 1 Maccabees 6:16 and 7:1, in A.S.149 (312-149 = 163 B.C.) and A.S.151 (312-151 = 161 B.C.). The calculation assumes that 1 Maccabees used the Babyloian reckoning (Nisan-years: beginning from the ...

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