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The 14 pages that link to Antiochus IV Epiphanes, each with the reason it gives.

• Book of DanielRelated: Many scholars relate Daniel’s final visions to the crisis under his reign.

• Apocalyptic literatureRelated: Persecution under his rule forms the historical backdrop commonly associated with Daniel’s visions.

• Hasmonean dynastyRelated: His intervention in Judea set the revolt that brought the dynasty to power in motion.

• Maccabean RevoltRelated: His policies against Jewish observance helped trigger the revolt.

• PhariseesRelated: The crisis under his rule preceded the political transformations associated with Pharisaic origins.

• Second Temple periodRelated: His actions became a central trigger in the Maccabean uprising.

• HanukkahRelated: His policies and the desecration of the Temple preceded the revolt remembered at Hanukkah.

• Judas MaccabeusRelated: His measures against Jewish religious practice helped trigger the revolt Judas led.

• Mithridates I of ParthiaRelated: His death weakened Seleucid control in the east before Mithridates’s major conquests.

• 2 MaccabeesRelated: His policies and persecution drive the book’s central crisis.

• 1 MaccabeesRelated: His policies provide the immediate trigger for the revolt narrated in the book.

• Daniel (biblical prophet)Related: The book’s final visions closely reflect persecution under his rule.

• Syrian WarsRelated: His invasion provoked Roman intervention that ended the conflict.