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Apollonius son of Menestheus

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Description

Sent by Antiochus IV as ambassador to Egypt for the enthronement of Ptolemy VI Philometor (2 Maccabees 4:21). Distinct from Apollonius the Seleucid general who fought Judas Maccabeus.

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