Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Seleucid king who reigned 175-164 BC. He plundered the Jerusalem temple, outlawed the practices of the Torah, and erected a pagan altar in the sanctuary (1 Maccabees 1:10-15). Daniel 11:21-35 describes a contemptible king who profanes the temple and sets up the abomination that makes desolate; many readers connect this figure to Antiochus, though the identification is interpretive rather than named in the text.

Historical dating — generally accepted

Scripture