Apollonius

APOLLONIUS, an Officer belonging to Antiochus Epiphanes, whom Grotius believes to have been Governor of Mysia. He is called Misarches in the Greek, which may be understood either in the interpretation I have given it, or as signifying the Chief of a crew of villains and wicked fellows. Antiochus Epiphanes having resolved to draw great sums from Jerusalem, sent Apollonius to execute this design. He came thither at the head of an Army of two and twenty thousand men. He pretended that he would continue there without giving any disturbance, and waited without saying any thing till the Sabbath-day See 1 Macc. i. 30, 31. and 2 Macc. v. 24, 25, &c. 1 Macc. v. 24. In the Year of the World 3836, before J. C. 164, before the vulgar Æra 167. In the Year of the World 3838, before J. C. 162, before the vulgar Æra 165. 1 Macc. iii. 10, 11, 12. In the Year of the World 3856, before J. C. 144, before the vulgar Æra 148.came; then he fell upon the people, and put great numbers of them to the sword. The City was burnt and pillaged, and ten thousand persons taken and carried away captives, in order to be sold to the King’s advantage. Two years after, Judas Maccabæus having gathered together an Army of six thousand Jews, who had continued faithful to the Lord, Apollonius, who at that time was in Samaria, marched against him, and gave him battle. But Judas got the victory, defeated Apollonius, killed him, dispersed his Army, carried off a very rich booty, and took Apollonius’s sword which he made use of in times of action.

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