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It was also reported that he had taken possession of the country, killing Antiochus and his guardian Lysias. A certain Alcimus, who had become high priest earlier but had willingly defiled himself during the revolt, became aware that he was no longer safe and that he would no longer have access to the holy altar. He approached King Demetrius in the year 151,[a] bringing him a gold crown, a palm tree, and some customary gifts of olive branches from the temple. He kept quiet that day

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  1. 2 Maccabees 14:4 161 BCE

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