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On Antiochus IV Epiphanes: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste antiochus epiphanes , audita morte patris et inertia fratris, cum esset obses rome, clam egressus, receptus est in quibusdam ciuitatibus syrie quia liberalitatem pretendebat; unde et nomen accepit epiphanes , qui, mortuo fratre, pro eo regnauit; qui, uendito sacerdotio primum jasoni post menealo , gentium sibi nomina imponentibus , preputia et ephebeia jerusalem facientibus, onia ab andronico suasu menelai occiso, egypto dolo, percussa jerusalem , quoque percussit; de egypto iterum per nuntios romanorum expulsus, in templo ydolum jouis olimpiadis posuit, ad ritus gentium judeos coegit; qui, post ab elimaide turpiter expulsus, contra jerusalem tendens, confractus, licet sero peniteret, miserabiliter est mortuus.
This Antiochus Epiphanes heard of the death of his father and the laziness of his brother. When he was a hostage in Rome, he secretly left and was received in certain cities in Syria because he pretended to be a free man. There he accepted the name Epiphanes, and, after his brother died, reigned in his place. He sold the priesthood, first to Jason and then to Menelaeus, who gave themselves Gentile names. They established a youth house in Jerusalem and did not circumcise their children. Onias was killed by Andronicus, persuaded by Menelaus. Antiochus trecherously struck Egypt, and then Jerusalem. Expelled from Egypt again by Roman messengers, he set up an idol in the temple during the Olympic Games, and forced the Jews to follow the rites of the Gentiles. Later, he was repulsively expelled from Elymais and crushed. Although he repented late, he died miserably.

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Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

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Iste antiochus e
piphanes audita
morte patris. et in
ercia fratris. cum esset
obses rome clam
egressus. receptus est
in quibusdam ciuitati
bus syrie. quia liberalita
tem pretendebat unde
et nomen accepit epi
phanes. Qui mortuo
fratre pro eo regna
uit. Qui uendito
sacerdotio primum ia
soni. post menealo
gentium sibi nomina
imponentibus preputia
et ephebeia ierusalem
facientibus Onia ab
andronico
suasu me
nelaj occiso
egipto dolo
percussa. ie
rusalem quoque
percussit. De
egiptho iterum
per nuntios
romanorum
expulsus. [*]

[*] in tem
plo ydo
lum io
uis olim
piadis
posuit.
ad ritus
gentium
iudeos
coegit.
Qui post
ab heli
maide
turpiter
expulsus
contra ie
rusalem
tendens
confractus
licet sero pe
niteret. mi
serabiliter est
mortuus.


Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste antiochus epyphanes audita
morte patris. et inertia fratris. cum esset
obses rome clam egressus receptus est
a quibusdam ciuitatibus syrie quia liberali
tatem pretendebat unde nomen accepit
epyphanes. Qui mortuo fratre pro eo
regnauit. qui uendito sacerdotio primum
iasoni post menelao gentium sibi nomina
imponentibus preputia et ephebeia ierusalem
facientibus onia ab andronico suasu
menelai occiso. egypto dolo percussa
ierusalem quo que percussit. De egypto iterum per
nuntios romanorum expulsus in tem
plo ydolum iouis olimpiadis posuit
ad ritus gentium iudeos coegit. Qui
post ab elimaide turpiter expulsus
contra ierusalem tendens confractus licet se
ro peniteret miserabiliter mortuus est.

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Iste anthiochus cepifanes
audita morte patris et
inercia fratris. cum esset obses
rome. clam eggressus. receptus est
in quibusdam ciutatibus syrie. quia
liberalitatem pretendebat. unde
et nomen accepit epyfanes. Quiui
mortuo fratre pro eo regnauit. Qui
uendito sacerdocio. primum iasoni.
post menelao. gentium nomina sibi
inponentibus. prepucia et ephe
beia ierusalem facientibus. onia ab
andronico suasu menelai oc
ciso. egypto dolo percussa. ie
rusalem quoque percussit. De
egypto iterum per nuntios romanorum
expulsus. in templo ydolum io
uis olimpiadis posuit. ad ritus
gentium iudeos coegit. Qui post ab
elimaide turpiter expulsus cont ra ierusalem
tendens. confractus. licet sero pe
niteret. miserabiliter est. mortuus.

Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.5 (C)

Manuscript group GB6

Iste antiochus epiphanes audita morte
patris et inercia fratris cum esset obses ro
me clam egressus. receptus est in quibusdam
ciuitatibus sirie quia liberalitatem pretende
bat. unde. et nomen suscepit epiphanes.
qui mortuo fratre! pro eo regnauit. qui uen
dito sacerdotio primum Iasoni. post me
nealo! gentium sibi nomina inponentibus.
preputia et ephebeia ierusalem facientibus
onia ab andronico suasu menelai
occiso! egipto dolo percussa. ierusalem quo que
percussit. de egipto iterum per nuntios
romanorum expulsus. in templo ydo
lum iouis olimpiadis posuit, ad
ritus gentium iudeos coegit. Qui
post ab elimaide turpi
ter expulsus. contra
ierusalem recedens con
fractus licet sero peni
teret! miserabiliter est
mortuus.


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On Antiochus IV Epiphanes: Text and Manuscripts. In: Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae: a research platform and edition, ed. by Andrea Worm, et al., Graz: 2026. https://gams.uni-graz.at/query:chigc.thirdlayer?params=$1|t-antiochus4.

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