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Synopsis: With Syria beset by regional enemies, three kings face off at the Battle of the Oenoparos River.\xa0 The lone survivor, King Demetrius II, inaugurates his reign with the violent destruction of Antioch.\n\n\u201cAnd the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander\u2019s kingdom, and join it to his own\u2026Wherefore he took his daughter from him, and gave her to Demetrius, and forsook Alexander, so that their hatred was openly known. Then Ptolemy entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his head, the crown of Asia, and of Egypt.\u201d \u2013 1 Maccabees, Chapter 11\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices