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EncyclopediaApolloniusApollonius (ăp"ulō'nēus) [key], in the books of the Maccabees. 1. Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus. 2. Governor of Coele-Syria under Alexander Balas. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Apollonius from Infoplease:
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