Apollonios (son of Thraseas)
Apollonios ( Greek Ἀπολλώνιος ), son of Thraseas , was a governor of the Seleucids in the early 2nd century BC. Chr.
The family of Apollonios originally belonged to the followers of the Ptolemies , but under his brother Ptolemy it took place around the year 202/201 BC. A change of page to the Seleucids. Probably as his brother's successor in office, Apollonios officiated under Seleucus IV (187-175 BC) as governor ( strategos ) of Koilesyria and Phenicia , where he was involved in the confiscation of the temple treasures of Jerusalem by Heliodorus .
His successor in office was Apollonios, son of Menestheos .
literature
- Christopher P. Jones , Christian Habicht : A Hellenistic Inscription from Arsinoe in Cilicia . In Phoenix . Volume 43 (1989), pp. 317-346 (on Apollonios p. 343).
- Hannah M. Cotton , Michael Wörrle : Seleukos IV to Heliodoros. A New Dossier of Royal Correspondence from Israel , in: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Vol. 159 (2007), pp. 191-205 (on Apollonios p. 198).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apollonios |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἀπολλώνιος |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of the Seleucids in Koilesyria and Phenicia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC Chr. |