Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who lived from around 215 to 164 BC, was king of the Seleucid Empire, a Hellenistic Greek kingdom, reigning from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. His reign saw significant military campaigns, including conflict with Egypt, and his persecution of the Jewish population of his kingdom sparked the Maccabean Revolt. Contemporaries reportedly found his behavior eccentric and gave him the mocking nickname Epimanes, meaning the Mad, playing on his official title Epiphanes, meaning God Manifest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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RoleKing of the Seleucid Empire (Hellenistic Greek kingdom), reigned 175-164 BC 1 Role
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was king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC.
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215 BC
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November/December 164 BC (aged 50-51)
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often eccentric behavior and capricious actions led some of his contemporaries to call him Epimanes
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who lived from around 215 to 164 BC, was king of the Seleucid Empire, a Hellenistic Greek kingdom, reigning from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC.
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Infobox: born c. 215 BC; died November/December 164 BC (aged 50-51)
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