jan 1, 152 BC - Seleucid Succession War
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War between Demetrius I of Seleucea and Alexander Balas → both seek Jonathan Maccabee’s support, Demetrius giving him military command and Alexander naming him HP; after he wins over Demetrius, Alexander Balas names Jonathan “strategos and governor (meridarch) of Judea” (1 Macc 10:65)
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