# Antiochus IV Epiphanes

> A Seleucid king whose persecution of the Jews triggered the Maccabean revolt — the origin story behind Hanukkah. His contemporaries called him Epimanes: "The Mad."

*King of the Seleucid Empire (175–164 BC)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/antiochus-iv-epiphanes

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** -215
- **Died:** -164
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Antiochus IV became king of the Seleucid Empire in 175 BC by seizing a throne that should have gone to his nephew, who was young and held hostage in Rome. The usurpation set a pattern: after him, rival claimants kept grabbing for power, hastening the empire's collapse. During his reign he nearly conquered Ptolemaic Egypt and launched a persecution of Jews in Judea and Samaria severe enough to ignite the Maccabean rebellion. His eccentric behavior earned him a nickname from his own people — Epimanes, "The Mad" — and he died in 164 BC. Centuries later, certain Christian traditions would cast him as a prototype of the Antichrist.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3356)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Antiochus%20IV%20Epiphanes)
- [أنطيوخوس الرابع ملك قوماجينة](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9)
- [انطيوخوس الرابع](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9)
- [دؤردونجو آنتیوخوس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Антиох IV Епифан](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%85_IV_%D0%95%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Antíoc IV](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%ADoc_IV)
- [Antiochos IV. Epifanés](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_IV._Epifan%C3%A9s)
- [Antiochos 4. af Seleukideriget](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_4._af_Seleukideriget)
- [Antiochos IV.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_IV.)
- [Αντίοχος Δ΄ Επιφανής](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%84_%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%82)
- [Antioĥo la 4-a Epifano](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antio%C4%A5o_la_4-a_Epifano)
- [Antíoco IV Epífanes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%ADoco_IV_Ep%C3%ADfanes)
- [Antioko IV.a Epifanes](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioko_IV.a_Epifanes)
- [آنتیوخوس چهارم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B3_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85)
- [Antiokhos IV Epifanes](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiokhos_IV_Epifanes)
- [Antiochos IV](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochos_IV)
- [אנטיוכוס הרביעי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99)
- [Antioh IV. Epifan](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioh_IV._Epifan)
- [IV. Antiokhosz szeleukida uralkodó](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/IV._Antiokhosz_szeleukida_uralkod%C3%B3)
- [Անտիոքոս IV Եպիփանես](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%B8%D6%84%D5%B8%D5%BD_IV_%D4%B5%D5%BA%D5%AB%D6%83%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%BD)
- [Antiokhos IV Epifanes](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiokhos_IV_Epifanes)
- [Antioco IV](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioco_IV)
- [アンティオコス4世エピファネス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B94%E4%B8%96%E3%82%A8%E3%83%94%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Antioco_IV)
- [Antiochus IV](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_IV)
- [አንጥያኮስ አፊፋኖስ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A0%E1%8A%95%E1%8C%A5%E1%8B%AB%E1%8A%AE%E1%88%B5_%E1%8A%A0%E1%8D%8A%E1%8D%8B%E1%8A%96%E1%88%B5)

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