Apollonius

Apollonius ăp˝əlō´nēəs [key], in the books of the Maccabees. 1Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus. 2Governor of Coele-Syria under Alexander Balas.

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