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1 Maccabees 14:1-3
New Catholic Bible
1 Maccabees 14:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 14
Capture of Demetrius. 1 In the year one hundred and seventy-two, King Demetrius assembled his forces and marched into Media to obtain support for his war against Trypho.[a] 2 When Arsaces,[b] the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius had invaded his territory, he sent one of his generals to take him alive. 3 The general marched forth and defeated the army of Demetrius. He captured him and brought him to Arsaces, who imprisoned him.
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- 1 Maccabees 14:1 Some historians assign a later date to the invasion, opting for 138 B.C. (instead of 140 B.C.), the year in which Demetrius was captured. Media was west of Tehran and continued to be claimed by the Seleucids.
- 1 Maccabees 14:2 Arsaces: Arsaces VI, also known as Mithridates I, the Parthian king (171–138 B.C.). The Greeks and Macedonians in Persia and Babylonia had appealed to Demetrius for help because the Parthians had taken over both countries.
