After Philetærus had revolted king of Macedon he kept the bastle of Pergamus ut mor Some ancient coins in the Thesaurus of Goltzius successor ll one Eumenes kept the same principality 22 years , end of heis reign took from Seleucus Callinicus & his broth the k greatest part of Asia Asia on this side the mountain Taurus And his successor Attalus who reigned 44 years beat the Gauls who were at that time potent in Asia . but soon but afterwards h he [ about the 18th or 20th year of his reign lost almost all his conquests to Achæus wAchæus a captain of Antiochus magnus. & then T In & three or four years after recovered some cities from Achæus Achæus revolting from In the 30th year of his reign he entered into a strict legague wthwith the Romans & s assisted them in some warrs they had against Philip king of Macedon & ] afterwards about yethe 18th or 20th year of his reign he lost almost all his conquests to Achæus & a captain whom Antiochus magnus sent against him & Antiochus magnus b& soon after recovered some cities & made peace wthwith Antiochus & in the 30th yeare of his reign made a strict league wthwith the Romans, by means of wchwhich he recovered all Asia & assisted them faithfully first in some wars they had with Philip king of Macedon & then his son & successor Enmenes assisted them as faithfully in their wars wthwith Antiochus magnus & thereby recovered almost all Asia on this side yethe mountain in the wars they had on this side T the mountain Taurus. For he assisted the Romans in their wars against And the kings of Macedon & Asia & for his faithfull service the Romans gaveinggiving w him & the Rhodians what they took from Antiochus . Magnus, excepting that is all Asia in except a few cities of Asia wchwhich they gave to the Rhodians.

Antiochus magnus was succeeded by his son Seleucus Philopator who Anno Philip. 137. & Seleucus recigned 12 years but & did nothing memorable but being tributary to the Romans [ & therefore is by Daniel called a miser of taxes . ] being intent upon raising of money for the Romans to whom he was the tributary . He was slain by Heliodorus whom he had sent to rob the Temple of Ierusalem. Daniel thus describes his reign. Then shall stand up in heis seat a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom, but wthwithin few days he shall be destroyed neither in anger nor in battel .

Antiochus Epiphanes the brother & successor of Seleucus obteined the kingdom2r by craft b& by the interest of the king of SPergamus, the right being in Demetrius the son of Seleucus a Child of ten years old being then a hostage at Rome. Antiochus Vpon the death of Cleopatra the mother of Ptolomæus Philometor yethe young king of Egypt the governours of the young king claimed Cælosyria & Phœnicia as her joynture from Antiochus Epiphanes in whose possession they were prepared an army to take Cæloyria & Phœnicia from Antiochus pretending it to be her joynture. . Wherupon Antiochus met & for routed the army of the Egyptians between Mount Casius & Plelusiusm , & entered Egypt & went on to Memphys pretending & took upon the government of Egypt pretending friendship to the young king went on to Memphys to order the affairs of Egypt anno Philip. . 153. And the next year returned into Egypt wthwith a great army, put the Egyptians to flight & seized many of their cities & returned into Syria wthwith much spoile & in his return entered Ierusalem slew many of the Iews & spoiled the Temple And the third year returned again & be again being offended at them because upon a report thethat he was dead, Iason had made a great commotion to recover the High Priesthood from wchwhich he had been removed by Antiochus. The next year Antiochus entered Egypt a third time & beat the Egyptians & put became lord of almost all Egypt. And then Then the Egyptians of Alexandria seing Philometor educated in luxury & deposed by Antiochus made his younger brother Euergetes their king. This was in yethe 12th year of Philometor. Whereupon Antiochus pretended friendship to the banished king made peace wthwith Philometor & & that pretending that he would restore him to his kingdom & under that pretense beseiged Euergetes in Alexandria: but not being able to take the city left Philometor at Memphis returned into Syria wthwith his army leaving Philometor at Memphis to govern Egypt in his absence. TThen Philometor considered the danger he was in of joyning with Antiochus against his brother ] dividing E of a wrote to his brother & made a league wthwith him that they should reign to Gr upon him at Alexandria to reign with him . At wchwhich Antiochus ed in spring wthwith his army to both the b make war : But being entred being entered Egypt was met in in his way Egypt to Alexandria by Pli Læ Hostilus sent embassadors from to Roman Ser war between the kings. & us & offered them his hand to kiss but Popilisus delivering to him the tab the message of the Senate bad him read those first. When he had sh he replied that he would consider with his friends what was fit to be done: But Popilius drawing his rod a circle about yethe king with his rod bad him answer before he went out of the circle. At wchwhich unusual & blunt imperiousness the king being astonished made answer that he would do what the Romans commanded. And then Popilius gave the king his hand to kiss. & the same year by his cap Antiochus returned into Syria. the same year & by his captains spoiled Iews & slaughtered the Iews, prophaned the Temple & set up the worship of the heathen Gods in Iudea. All wchwhich is thus described by Daniel. And in his estate or [ Philopator's ] seat [ the seat of Ph Seleucus Philopator ] shall stand up a vile person to whom they [ the Syrians ] the great men of his fathers court shall not give the honour of yethe kingdom, yet he shall come in peaceably by flatteries. And wthwith the arms of a flood shall they [ of the south ] be overflown from before him & shall be broken: yea also the Prince of the covenant. And after the league made with him [ at Memphys ] he shall work deceiptfully: for he shall come up [ again ] & shall become strong with a small people. He shall enter peaceably upon the fattest places of the Province. And he shall do that [ to Egypt ] wchwhich his fathers have not done nor his fathers fathers. He shall scatter among them the prey & the spoil & riches & shall forcast his devices against the strong holds [ or fenced fortified cities of Egypt ] even for a time2vtime. And [ again ] he shall stir up his power & his courage against the king of the south wthwith a great army & the king of yethe south shall be stirred up to battel wthwith a very great & mighty army, but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. Yea they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him [ setting up his brother Euergetes against him ] & his army shall be overflown & many shall fall down slain. And [ upon making a league against Eueretes ] both these kings hearts shall be to do mischief [ to the Iews ] & they shall speak lyes at one table [ against them & the Holy covenant ] but it shall not prosper: for yet the end [ in wchwhich they setting indignation & people are land is to be made desolate & the setting up the abomination of desolation she is to prosper ] shall be at a time appointed . Then shall he return into his land wthwith great riches & his heart shall be against the holy covenant & he shall act [ against it spoiling the Temple ] & return into his own land. At the time appointed he shall come toward the south [ making a fourth expedition into Egypt ] but it the latter shall not be as the former or as the latter . For the ships of Chittin shall come [ from Rome wthwith an embassy ] against him. Therefore he shall be grieved & return & have indignation against the holy covenant. So shall he do, he shall even return & [ to the end of his reign ] have intelligence wthwith them that forsake the holy covenant.