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Nicanor (III)

III. NICANOR, or Nicator. Demetrius Nicator, King of Syria, ascended the Throne in the Year of the World 3854, before Christ 146, before the Vulgar Æra 150. He reigned ten Years, but always in Trouble, because of the several Competitors that disputed the Kingdom with him. See DEMETRIUS.

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