On Antiochus VII: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste antiochus fuit ultimus rex syrie qui in canone ueteris testamenti continetur; facta est enim syria romanis tributaria missusque est pompeius contra tygranem , regem armenie, qui scaurum fecit presidem syrie, et tunc, dissidentibus aristobolo et hyrcano , a fautoribus hyrcani in jerusalem receptus, templum in quo se fautores aristoboli receperant dirupit ; propter quod nunquam postea fortunatus fuit, quia equos in porticibus stabulauit, hyrcanoque pontifice declarato, aristobolum cum filiis romam uinctum duxit.

This Antiochus was the last king of Syria in the canon of the Old Testament. Indeed, Syria became a tributary of the Romans, and Pompey was sent against Tigranes, king of Armenia, who made Scaurus governor of Syria. Then, with Aristobolous and Hyrcanus in conflict, he was received in Jerusalem by Hyrcanus' supporters, and tore down the temple in which Aristobolus' supporters were taking refuge, and stabled horsed in the porticos. Because of this Pompey was never fortunate again. Hyrcanus was declared high priest, and Pompey took the captive Aristobolus and his sons to Rome.

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Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Iste antiochus fuit ulti
mus rex
syrie quj
in cano
ne uete
ris testa
menti con
tinetur
facta est
enim syria
romanis
tributaria
missusque
est pompe
ius contra
tygranem
regem ar
menie qui
scaurum fe
cit presidem syrie
et tunc dissidentibus
aristobolo et hyrcano. a fau
toribus hyrcani in ierusalem re
ceptus. templum in quo se fau
tores aristoboli receperant diru
pit. propter quod numquam postea
fortunatus fuit. quia
equos in porticibus sta
bulauit. hyrcanoque
pontifice declarato.
aristobolum cum fili
is romam uinctum
duxit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste antiochus fuit ultimus
rex syrie qui in canone ueteris
testamenti continetur. facta est
enim syria romanis tributa
ria. missusque est pompeius contra
tigranum regem armenie qui
scaurum fecit presidem syrie
et tunc diffidentibus
aristobolo et hir
cano a fautoribus
hyrcani in ierusalem re
ceptus templum in quo se fauto
res aristoboli receperant di
ripuit propter quod numquam postea
fortunatus fuit. quia
equos in porticibus
stabulauit hyr
cano pontifice declarato aris
tobolum cum filiis romam uinctum duxit.

Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Hs. 490 (Schiffmann 26) (Lz1)

Manuscript group AT2

Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247 (Kö)

Manuscript group BE1

Klosterneuburg, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, Cod. 696 (K)

Manuscript group FR1

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Iste antiochus
fuit ultimus rex
syrie. qui in cano
ne ueteris testamenti con
tinetur facta est. enim siria roma
nis tributaria.
missusque est.
pompeius
contra tygranem
regem armenie. qui scau
rum fecit presidem syrie. et tunc
dissidentibus aristobolo
et hircano. a fautoribus
hyrcani in ierusalem receptus.
templum in quo se fautores
aristoboli receperant di
rupit. propter quod numquam postea
fortunatus fuit. quia equos
in porticibus stabulauit.
hyrcano que pontifice de
clarato. aristobolum cum fi
liis romam uinctum duxit.

Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Sal. IX, 40 (H)

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Iste Antiochus fuit ultimus rex sirie. qui in canone ue
teris testamenti continetur. facta est enim siria romanis tributa
ria. missusque est pompeius contra tygranem regem arme
nie. Qui scaurum fecit presidem syrie. et tunc dissiden
tibus aristobolo et hircano a fautoribus hyrcani in ierusalem
receptus templum in quo se fautores aristoboli receperant
dirupit. propter quod numquam postea fortunatus fuit. quia
equos in porticibus stabulauit. hircanoque pontifice
declarato! aristobolum cum filiis romam uinctum
duxit.

Version 2

Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5 (Cl)

Admont, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 128 (Ad)

Manuscript group AT3

Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 15.11 (F1)

Manuscript group FR3

Version 3

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83 (C3)

Manuscript group GB2

Version 4

Frankfurt am Main, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. germ. quart 13 (Fm)

Manuscript group CH1

Version 6

Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. Apel 1 (Le1)

Manuscript group NL1

Citation recommendation

On Antiochus VII: 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-antiochus7.

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