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Ptolemy (son of Mennaeus)

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xiv. 12, § 1). Josephus says that the Hasmonean king Antigonus was a "kinsman" of Ptolemy. He was married to Antigonus's sister Alexandra, who had previously married Ptolemy's son Philippion. However, Ptolemy slew his son and took his bride for himself. Ptolemy died just as the
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i. 9, § 2). It may be that the national Jewish party at that time depended for support on the Itureans in Chalcis, and perhaps the following statement has reference to that fact: "On the 17th of Adar danger threatened the rest of the
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had formerly been in the possession of the Itureans, and had been taken away from them in 103 BC by
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destroyed Ptolemy's strongholds in the Lebanon and doubtless took away from him the
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from about 85 BC to 40 BC, in which year he died. He tried to extend his
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in the city of Chalcis, and it was salvation for Israel" (
258: 242:Wright, N. L. 2013: "Ituraean coinage in context". 105:thought themselves oppressed by Ptolemy, and hence 307: 290: 265:This Ancient Greek biographical article is a 224: 297: 283: 173:i. 13, § 1). He was succeeded by his son 16:For other people with the same name, see 86:xv. 10, §§ 1–3). In fact, the whole of 308: 70:, subjugated several districts on the 253: 13: 14: 342: 228:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 42:), son of Mennaeus (Mennæus) was 257: 238:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 214: 62:, xvi. 2, § 10); and ruled the 193: 181: 1: 208: 269:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 347: 331:Ancient Greek people stubs 252: 37: 15: 35: 58:by warlike expeditions ( 248:(available online here) 235:The Jewish Encyclopedia 200:Antiquities of the Jews 165:were invading Judaea ( 129:cities, as he did in 321:Hellenistic generals 244:Numismatic Chronicle 190:, Book I 12:2 (239). 74:coast, and once had 278: 277: 338: 316:Roman-era Greeks 299: 292: 285: 261: 254: 239: 218: 217: 203: 197: 191: 185: 169:. xiv. 13, § 3; 98:xiii. 11, § 3). 41: 40: 39: 346: 345: 341: 340: 339: 337: 336: 335: 306: 305: 304: 303: 226:Singer, Isidore 215: 211: 206: 202:, Book XIV, 7:4 198: 194: 186: 182: 21: 12: 11: 5: 344: 334: 333: 328: 323: 318: 302: 301: 294: 287: 279: 276: 275: 262: 251: 250: 240: 210: 207: 205: 204: 192: 188:The Jewish War 179: 107:Aristobulus II 78:in his hands ( 18:Ptolemy (name) 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 343: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 317: 314: 313: 311: 300: 295: 293: 288: 286: 281: 280: 274: 272: 268: 263: 260: 256: 255: 249: 245: 241: 237: 236: 231: 227: 222: 221:public domain 213: 212: 201: 196: 189: 184: 180: 178: 176: 172: 168: 164: 159: 155: 151: 149: 145: 140: 137:xiv. 7, § 4; 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 99: 97: 93: 92:Aristobulus I 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 66:, threatened 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 33: 29: 25: 19: 326:40 BC deaths 271:expanding it 264: 246:173: 55–71. 243: 233: 199: 195: 187: 183: 170: 166: 157: 152: 147: 143: 138: 134: 121:i. 5, § 3). 118: 114: 110: 100: 95: 83: 27: 23: 22: 167:Jewish Wars 148:Meg. Ta'an. 127:Hellenistic 310:Categories 209:References 72:Phoenician 38:Πτολεμαῖος 28:Ptolemaeus 230:"Ptolemy" 163:Parthians 154:Antigonus 113:16, § 3; 175:Lysanias 80:Josephus 68:Damascus 44:tetrarch 223::  150:xii.). 144:Soferim 88:Galilee 64:Lebanon 56:kingdom 52:Chalcis 24:Ptolemy 131:Judaea 123:Pompey 76:Paneas 60:Strabo 48:Iturea 171:B. J. 139:B. J. 119:B. J. 111:ibid. 96:ibid. 32:Greek 267:stub 158:Ant. 135:Ant. 115:idem 103:Jews 101:The 84:Ant. 50:and 94:. ( 46:of 26:or 312:: 232:. 177:. 117:, 82:, 34:: 298:e 291:t 284:v 273:. 30:( 20:.

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Ptolemy (name)
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Chalcis
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Lebanon
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Aristobulus I
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