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feb 22, 175 BC - Antiochus IV Epiphanes

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Becomes Emperor of the Seleucid Empire. He accelerates Seleucid efforts to eradicate the Jewish religion by forcing the Jewish High Priest Onias III to step down in favour of his brother Jason, who was replaced by Menelaus three years later. He outlaws Sabbath and circumcision, sacks Jerusalem and erects an altar to Zeus in the Second Temple after plundering it.

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Jewish History 200 BCE - 70 CE

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feb 22, 175 BC
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