Antiochus IV in life and death: evidence from the Babylonian astronomical diaries

Dov Gera, Wayne Horowitz

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)240-252
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of the American Oriental Society
Volume117
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Bibliographical note

Including the diary of Tebet 163, that supplies further information about Lysias' campaign against the Jews to that year.

RAMBI Publications

  • Rambi Publications
  • Antiochus -- IV -- King of Syria -- approximately 215 B.C.-164 B.C
  • Babylonia -- History -- To 634
  • Eretz Israel -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D., Exilic and Second Temple period
  • Lysias
  • Maccabees, 1st -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Maccabees, 2nd -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

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