66 George Dahl, 



Probably it became subject to him for a time after his victory at 

 Paneas in the year 198 B.C.*. 



1 MACCABEES 15; ANTIQUITIES XIII, 7:2. 



Dor was again besieged in 139-8 B.C., by Antiochus VII 

 (Sidetes). Trypho, who had ruled since his assassination of 

 Antiochus VI (Dionysus) in 142 B.C., and had by his excessive 

 luxury and caprices alienated even his troops, had been obliged to 

 flee before Antiochus Sidetes to Dor for refuge. The siege was 

 raised, however, when Trypho in some way managed to escape 

 from the city. First Maccabees 15:10-14; 25-27; 37; 39c reads': 



10. crovs Tcraprov koX e^BoixrjKcxTTOv kol c/caTocrrov i^rjkOev *AvTtb^os cis 

 TTjv yrjv T(uv iraripiov avTov, Koi (rvrjXBov Trpbs avrov Tracrai ai Swdfiei^, <mtt€ 

 6kiyov<s eTvaL avv Tpv<fnt>vL. 1 1 . koi iSi(i)$tv avrov 'AvTto;j(os 6 ^SacriXev?, kol 

 ^\6ev €is Awpa <f>£vy<jiv ttjv ctti rr^v OdXacraav. 12. lySct yap on €7n(TvvrJKTCu 

 iir avrov KaKa, koi d<f>^Kav avrov al 8vm/txcts. 13. Kal Trapevi^aktv *AvTto;(os 

 iwl ^(opd, Kal (Tvv avraJ SwScKa /xvpidBe'S avhpwv TroAc/Atoraiv Kal oKraKLcr^iXta 

 tTTTTOS. 1 4. Kal iKvKkoxrev rrjv ttoXiv, Kal ra TrXoZd airo OaXdaar}^ crvvrjil/av ' 

 Kal (TwiOkiftev rrjv iroXiv aTro rrjs yrj^ kol aTro t^s 6aXdaa-Y)<i, Kal ovk elacrev 

 ovSiva iKTroptveaOaL Kal fla-iropiveaOaL. 25. 'Avrto^o? 8c 6 ySacrtXcvs Traptvi- 

 fiaXev CTTi A(i)/oa iv rrj Sevrepa, irpocrdyoyv Sid 7rai/Tos avrrj ras X€ipa<i Kal 

 /xrj)(avd<: irotovfievo^, Kal crvv€KXii(T€v rbv TpvKJxova rov tldTToptvtcrOaL kol cktto- 

 peveaOai. 26. Kal aTriarreiXev avrw ^i/acov BL(r)^LXiov<s dvSpa^ ckXc/ctovs ctv/a- 

 fia)^(TaL avr<^ Kal dpyvpiov koX )(pv(Tiov koX crK€VY) LKavd. 27. kol ovk rffiovXero 

 avrd SeiaaOaL, dXXd rjOir-qcrtv Trdvra oca ecrvveOero avr<a to irponpov, Kai 

 "^XXorpLovro avr<Jo. 37. Tpv<l>o)v 8c ififtds ci9 TrXoiov €<f>vy€v els *0p6(a<riav. 

 39c. 6 8c ySao-iXcvs €8t(i)Kc rbv Tpv<l><i)va. 



10. '*In the one hundred and seventy fourth year (i.e. of the 

 Seleucid era = Oct. 139 B.C. -Oct. 138 B.C.) Antiochus (Sidetes) 

 went forth into the land of his fathers: and all the forces came 

 together to him, so that there were (but) few men with Trypho. 



II. And Antiochus the king pursued him, and he came in his flight 

 to Dor which is by the sea. 12. For he knew that evils were 

 gathered together against him, and that his forces had forsaken 



^ Moss in Hast., D.B. I, p. 105, s.v. Antiochus III. 



2 Swete III, pp. 657-9 (A- text) The genuineness of the closing chap- 

 ters of 1 Maccabees has Jjeen questioned by Destinon, Wellhausen, and 

 others. For convincing arguments on the other side see Torrey in Enc. Bib., 



III, 2863-5 ; Ezra Studies, pp. 148 ff . 



