On Demetrius I Sother: Text and Manuscripts

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Demetrius sother , filius seleuci , roma rediens, antiochum cum lisia occidit; alchimum pontificem constituit, cum quo bachides , in judeam missus, in circuitu jerusalem multos strauit; nicanorem nichaorem manu jude iude occisum amisit; per bachidem judam iudam occidit, negante sibi jonatha ionatha auxilium, licet ei multa promitteret; congrediente cum eo alexandro , filio epiphanes , occubuit .

Demetrius Sother, son of Seleucius, returning from Rome, killed Antiochus and Lysias. He appointed Alchimus high priest, and sent him to Judea with Bacchides, and slaughtered many around Jerusalem. He lost Nicanor, who was killed by the hand of Judah. He had Judah killed by Bacchides. Jonathan refused to help him, even though he had promised him much. Meeting with Alexander, son of Epiphanes, he died.

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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Demetrius sother filius
seleucj roma rediens
antiochum. cum lisia occidit
alchimum pontificem consti
tuit. cum quo bachides in
iudeam missus. in circui
tu ierusalem multos strauit.
nicanorem manu iude oc
cisum amisit. Per bachidem
iudam occidit. negante
sibi ionatha auxilium. li
cet ei multa promitteret. con
grediente cum eo alexan
dro filio epiphanes
occubuit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Demetrius sother filius seleuci romam
rediens antiochum cum lisia oc
cidit. alchimum pontificem con
stituit. cum quo bachides in
iudeam missus. in circuitu ierusalem
multos strauit.

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

Manuscript group AT2 [2 Images]

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 [2 Images]

Demetrius sother
filius seleuci. ro
ma rediens. anthio
chum cum lisia occidit. alchi
mum pontificem constitu
it. cum quo bachides in iu
deam missus. in circuitu
ierusalem multos strauit.
nicanorem manu iude oc
cisum amisit. per bachidem
iudam occidit. negante

sibi ionatha auxilium. li
cet ei multa promitteret. cun
grediente cum eo alexandro
filio epiphanes occubu
it.

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

Manuscript group GB3

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

Manuscript group GB6

Demetrius sother filius seleuci roma rediens. Antiochum cum lisia
occidit. Alchimum pontificem constituit. cum quo bachides
in iudeam missus. in circuitu ierusalem multos strauit.
nicanorem manu iude occisum amisit. per bachidem iu
dam occidit. negante sibi ionatha auxilium. licet
ei multa promitteret. congrediente cum eo alexandro filio epi
phanes occubuit.

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 Demetrius I Sother: 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-demetrius1.

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