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Antiochus IV Epiphanes: Legacy & Measurement

Antiochus IV Epiphanes (c. 215 BC–November/December 164 BC) was king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. Notable events during Antiochus' reign include his near-conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt, his persecution of the Jews of Judea and Samaria, and the rebellion of the Jewish Maccabees.

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Antiochus IV Epiphanes topic overview

The analysis highlights Legacy and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Related topics
72
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
78
Extracted relationships
31
Concept neighborhoods
38
Bridge connections
78

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Persecution of the Jews and the Maccabean revolt · 17 topics
Overview · 12 topics
Campaign against Parthia and final years · 11 topics
Legacy · 11 topics
Rise to power · 11 topics
War against Ptolemaic Egypt · 10 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Born
c. 215 BC
Co-king
Antiochus, son of Seleucus IV (175–170 BC)
Died
November/December 164 BC (aged 50–51)
Dynasty
Seleucid
Father
Antiochus III the Great
Issue
Antiochus V Eupator · Laodice VI · Antiochis · Alexander Balas (possibly) · Laodice (possibly)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Rise to power

War against Ptolemaic Egypt

Persecution of the Jews and the Maccabean revolt

Campaign against Parthia and final years

Legacy

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Antiochus IV Epiphanes connects Entity context

The extracted context around Antiochus IV Epiphanes shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Antiochus IV, Archived, Epiphanes, July, Mahlon, Media, Seleucid Genealogy, SmithAntiochus IV Epiphanes, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons Antiochus IV, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2 Another extracted example is Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Alexander Balas (possibly), Antiochis, Antiochus V Eupator, Laodice (possibly), Laodice VI. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Top relations

related to External links · 11
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Antiochus IV, Archived, Epiphanes, July, Mahlon, Media, Seleucid Genealogy, SmithAntiochus IV Epiphanes, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons Antiochus IV, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Issue · 5
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Alexander Balas (possibly), Antiochis, Antiochus V Eupator, Laodice (possibly), Laodice VI
Born · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → c. 215 BC
Co-king · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Antiochus, son of Seleucus IV (175–170 BC)
Died · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → November/December 164 BC (aged 50–51)
Dynasty · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Seleucid
Father · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Antiochus III the Great
Mother · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Laodice III
Predecessor · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Antiochus, son of Seleucus IV
Reign · 1
Antiochus IV Epiphanes → 3 September 175 – November/December 164 BC

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

antiochus iv bc seleucid maccabees king jerusalem death egypt jews jewish empire also son polybius judea temple demetrius rome war

Antiochus IV Epiphanes relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 31 structured relationships around Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Examples in this analysis include Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Born → c. 215 BC and Antiochus IV Epiphanes → Co-king → Antiochus, son of Seleucus IV (175–170 BC). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Antiochus IV EpiphanesBornc. 215 BC1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesCo-kingAntiochus, son of Seleucus IV (175–170 BC)1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesDiedNovember/December 164 BC (aged 50–51)1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesDynastySeleucid1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesFatherAntiochus III the Great1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesIssueAntiochus V Eupator1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesIssueLaodice VI1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesIssueAntiochis1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesIssueAlexander Balas (possibly)1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesIssueLaodice (possibly)1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesMotherLaodice III1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesPredecessorAntiochus, son of Seleucus IV1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesReign3 September 175 – November/December 164 BC1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesReligionHellenistic religion1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesSuccessorAntiochus V Eupator1.00infobox
Antiochus IV EpiphanesWifeLaodice IV1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Antiochus IV Epiphanes bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Iv, King and Bc. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Antiochus IV Epiphanes
    • Iv
    • King
    • Bc
    • Maccabees
    • Rome
    • Son
    • Revolt
    • Temple
    • Also
    • Jewish
    • Jews
    • Egypt
  • antiochus iv epiphanes
    • Iv
    • Son
    • King
    • Bc
    • Jewish
    • Maccabees
    • Seleucus
    • Rome
    • Revolt
    • Also
    • Temple
    • Jews
  • ptolemaic egypt
    • War
    • Roman
    • Jews
    • Alexandria
    • Ptolemy
    • Judea
    • Also
    • Jewish
    • Jerusalem
    • King
    • Menelaus
    • Ruling
  • antiochus iii the great
    • Iv
    • Son
    • King
    • Bc
    • Maccabees
    • Seleucid
    • Rome
    • God
    • Time
    • Also
    • Sources
    • Throne
  • seleucus iv philopator
    • Son
    • Demetrius
    • Throne
    • Jewish
    • Also
    • Maccabees
    • Seleucus
    • Ruling
    • King
    • Revolt
    • Named
    • Temple
  • antiochus
    • Iv
    • King
    • Bc
    • Maccabees
    • Rome
    • Son
    • Also
    • Jewish
    • Jews
    • Egypt
    • Jerusalem
    • Seleucid
  • puppet king
    • Ptolemy
    • Great
    • Seleucid
    • Rome
    • Son
    • Empire
    • Also
    • Iv
    • Alexandria
    • Ruling
    • Demetrius
    • Revolt
  • megillat antiochus
    • Iv
    • King
    • Bc
    • Maccabees
    • Rome
    • Son
    • Also
    • Jewish
    • Jews
    • Egypt
    • Jerusalem
    • Seleucid

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Antiochus IV Epiphanes, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Antiochus IV Epiphanes with Persecution of the Jews and the Maccabean revolt. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Antiochus IV EpiphanesPersecution of the Jews and the Maccabean revolt · splits 61 ⟂ 18
Antiochus IV EpiphanesOverview · splits 66 ⟂ 13
Antiochus IV EpiphanesRise to power · splits 67 ⟂ 12
Antiochus IV EpiphanesCampaign against Parthia and final years · splits 67 ⟂ 12
Antiochus IV EpiphanesLegacy · splits 67 ⟂ 12
Antiochus IV EpiphanesWar against Ptolemaic Egypt · splits 68 ⟂ 11

Map overview Semantic statistics

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples31
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Antiochus IV Epiphanes to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Legacy & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Antiochus IV Epiphanes · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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