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142 BCE

Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest of Judea until 135 BC. Diodotus Tryphon seizes the throne of the Seleucid Empire.

Conflict & Security

  • Diodotus Tryphon seizes the throne of the Seleucid Empire.source

Religion & Belief

  • Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest of Judea until 135 BC.source

Births

  • Ptolemy IX, Egyptian pharaoh (d. 81 BC)source