Concept
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Overview
king of the Seleucid Empire (175–164 BC)
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Upon this, Seleucus advancing towards him and encamping at no great distance, Demetrius set his troops in motion to surprise him by night. And almost to the last moment Seleucus knew nothing, and was lying asleep. Some deserter came with the tidings just so soon that he had time to leap, in great consternation, out of bed, and give the alarm to his men.
Plutarch, Plutarch
Close in meaning to Antiochus IV Epiphanes; the term itself is not named.
After _Seleucus_ had reigned seven months over _Macedon_, _Greece_, _Thrace_, _Asia_, _Syria_, _Babylonia_, _Media_, and all the _East_ as far as _India_; _Ptolemy Ceraunus_, the younger brother of _Ptolemy Philadelphus_ king of _Egypt_, slew him treacherously, and seized his dominions in _Europe_: while _Antiochus Soter_, the son of _Seleucus_, succeeded his father in _Asia_, _Syria_, and most of the _East_; and…
Isaac Newton, Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John
Close in meaning to Antiochus IV Epiphanes; the term itself is not named.
ANTIOCHUS. Antiochus, who twice made an inroad into Parthia, as he was once a hunting, lost his friends and servants in the pursuit, and went into a cottage of poor people who did not know him. As they were at supper, he threw out discourse concerning the king; they said for the most part he was a good prince, but overlooked many things he left to the management of debauched courtiers, and out of love of…
Plutarch, Plutarch's essays and miscellanies, Vol. 1
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Place in the tradition
Part of Exclusivism.