Antiochos IV Epiphanes

Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a ruler of the Seleucid Empire, a major Greek kingdom in the ancient Near East, who reigned from 175 to 164 BC. He is historically significant because his policies, particularly his attempts to suppress Jewish religious practices, sparked the Maccabean Revolt, a pivotal conflict that shaped Jewish history and independence.

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