Seleucid persecution
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Seleucid persecution refers to the harsh religious and political repression of Jewish practices under the Seleucid Empire, particularly during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the 2nd century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seleucid persecution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seleucid persecution Context triple: [martyrdom of Eleazar, setDuring, Seleucid persecution]
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Hadrianic persecutions
The Hadrianic persecutions were a series of harsh Roman repressive measures under Emperor Hadrian, particularly against Jews and their religious leaders, during and after the Bar Kokhba revolt in the 2nd century CE.
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Diocletianic Persecution
The Diocletianic Persecution was the Roman Empire’s last and most severe campaign of repression against Christians, marked by widespread martyrdom, destruction of churches, and attempts to eradicate Christian worship in the early 4th century.
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C.
Decian persecution
The Decian persecution was a mid-3rd-century Roman imperial campaign under Emperor Decius that sought to enforce universal pagan sacrifice and led to widespread, systematic persecution of Christians.
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Sack of Seleucia (165)
The Sack of Seleucia (165) was a devastating Roman assault and looting of the major Mesopotamian city of Seleucia on the Tigris during Lucius Verus’s eastern campaign, contributing to the city’s decline and the wider destabilization of the Parthian Empire.
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E.
Laodicean War
The Laodicean War was a Hellenistic-era conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Syria and Asia Minor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seleucid persecution Target entity description: Seleucid persecution refers to the harsh religious and political repression of Jewish practices under the Seleucid Empire, particularly during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the 2nd century BCE.
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A.
Hadrianic persecutions
The Hadrianic persecutions were a series of harsh Roman repressive measures under Emperor Hadrian, particularly against Jews and their religious leaders, during and after the Bar Kokhba revolt in the 2nd century CE.
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B.
Diocletianic Persecution
The Diocletianic Persecution was the Roman Empire’s last and most severe campaign of repression against Christians, marked by widespread martyrdom, destruction of churches, and attempts to eradicate Christian worship in the early 4th century.
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C.
Decian persecution
The Decian persecution was a mid-3rd-century Roman imperial campaign under Emperor Decius that sought to enforce universal pagan sacrifice and led to widespread, systematic persecution of Christians.
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D.
Sack of Seleucia (165)
The Sack of Seleucia (165) was a devastating Roman assault and looting of the major Mesopotamian city of Seleucia on the Tigris during Lucius Verus’s eastern campaign, contributing to the city’s decline and the wider destabilization of the Parthian Empire.
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E.
Laodicean War
The Laodicean War was a Hellenistic-era conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Syria and Asia Minor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political repression ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Jews
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Judea ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Hellenization policies
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Seleucid imperial consolidation ⓘ resistance of traditionalist Jews ⓘ |
| describedIn |
1 Maccabees
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2 Maccabees ⓘ Book of Daniel ⓘ writings of Josephus ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Hasmonean independence
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Maccabean Revolt ⓘ intensification of Jewish identity ⓘ martyrdom of observant Jews ⓘ rededication of the Jerusalem Temple ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
internal Jewish conflict between Hellenizers and traditionalists
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struggle between Ptolemaic and Seleucid control of Coele-Syria ⓘ |
| location |
Jerusalem
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Judea ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
enforcement of Hellenistic culture
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political control of Judea ⓘ restriction of Jewish religious practices ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Hasmonean family
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linked to:
Hasmonean dynasty
Judas Maccabeus ⓘ traditionalist Jewish groups ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| policy |
ban on Sabbath observance
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ban on Torah study ⓘ ban on circumcision ⓘ compulsory participation in pagan sacrifices ⓘ forced abandonment of ancestral customs ⓘ installation of pagan altar in the Jerusalem Temple ⓘ introduction of Greek religious practices in the Temple ⓘ suppression of Jewish law ⓘ |
| politicalAspect |
direct Seleucid control over Judea
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replacement of local leadership with loyalists ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hanukkah
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Maccabean Revolt ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
imposition of Greek polytheism
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profanation of the Jerusalem Temple ⓘ |
| significantYear | 167 BCE ⓘ |
| startTime | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
c. 175–164 BCE
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reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ
linked to:
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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