entity_periods: ENT_STJ_ANTIOCHUS_IV, PER_ISR_SECOND_TEMPLE

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_STJ_ANTIOCHUS_IV	PER_ISR_SECOND_TEMPLE	high	Seleucid king (r. 175-164 BCE) whose persecution and desecration of the Temple sparked the Maccabean revolt; antagonist of 1-2 Maccabees (NRSV Apocrypha) and Josephus. Distinct from the Carpocratian Epiphanes.	SRC_APOCRYPHA_NRSV	reviewed