one of Alexander's commanders, to whom Asia fell. He conquered Eumenes, and expelled Seleucus out of Syria; who flying to Ptolemy Lagus in Egypt, a bloody war commenced between him, Cassander, and Antigonus, wherein, by the help of his son Demetrius, Antigonus prevailed, and built the city Antigonia, anno Rome 448. Afterward Cassander, Seleucus, and Lysimachus, uniting against him, routed him, in league with king Pyrrhus, and flew him near Epirus, 301 years before Christ.

king of the Jews, was the son of Ari- stobulus. He entered into an alliance with the king of the Parthians, and besieged Jerusalem. He cut off his uncle Hircanus's ears, to incapacitate him for the high-priesthood; and put Josephus, Herod's brother, to death. At length, Herod took him and sent him to M Anthony; who, to gratify Herod, cut off his head, and thereby extinguished the Asmonaeans, who had reigned 126 years. This happened 36 years before Christ.