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'''Callisthenes''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|l|ɪ|s|θ|ə|ˌ|n|iː|z}}; {{Lang-el|Καλλισθένης}}, ''Kallisthenēs'') was a Syrian who was believed to have been concerned in the burning of the gates of the [[Temple in Jerusalem|Temple]] during the persecution to which the Jews were subjected in the reign of [[Antiochus Epiphanes]]. When the Jews were celebrating their subsequent victory over [[Nicanor (Seleucid general)|Nicanor]] (135 BC), they captured Callisthenes, who had taken refuge in a little house, and burned him to death. "And so he received a reward meet for his wickedness" (II Macc. viii. 33) |
'''Callisthenes''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|l|ɪ|s|θ|ə|ˌ|n|iː|z}}; {{Lang-el|Καλλισθένης}}, ''Kallisthenēs'') was a Syrian who was believed to have been concerned in the burning of the gates of the [[Temple in Jerusalem|Temple]] during the persecution to which the Jews were subjected in the reign of [[Antiochus Epiphanes]]. When the Jews were celebrating their subsequent victory over [[Nicanor (Seleucid general)|Nicanor]] (135 BC), they captured Callisthenes, who had taken refuge in a little house, and burned him to death. "And so he received a reward meet for his wickedness" (II Macc. viii. 33). |
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Callisthenes (/kəˈlɪsθəˌniːz/; Template:Lang-el, Kallisthenēs) was a Syrian who was believed to have been concerned in the burning of the gates of the Temple during the persecution to which the Jews were subjected in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes. When the Jews were celebrating their subsequent victory over Nicanor (135 BC), they captured Callisthenes, who had taken refuge in a little house, and burned him to death. "And so he received a reward meet for his wickedness" (II Macc. viii. 33).
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Callisthenes". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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