Image Title: The Desecration of the Temple
Scripture Reference:
1 Maccabees 1 (further images / scripture text)
Description: This engraving depicts Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the king of the Seleucid Empire (r. 175-164 BCE), desecrating the Temple in Jerusalem.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes desecrated the temple of Jerusalem. This historic event took place in the year 156 BCE.
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