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<p> ''''' pûr´sūs ''''' , ''''' pûr´sḗ ''''' - ''''' us ''''' ( Περσεύς , <i> ''''' Perseús ''''' </i> ): In 1 [[Maccabees]] 8:5 the conquest of "Perseus, king of the Citims" (the Revised Version (British and American) "king of Chittim") was part of the "fame of the Romans" which reached the ears of Judas. This Perseus, the son and successor of Philippians 3 of Macedonia, came to the throne in 178 Bc and was the last king of Maccedonia. In 171 Bc began the war with Rome which ended in his disastrous defeat and capture at Pydna, 168 Bc (to which 1 Maccabees 8:5 refers), by L. [[Aemilius]] Paulus. [[Macedonia]] soon became a [[Roman]] province. [[Perseus]] was led to Rome to grace the triumph of his conqueror, by whose clemency he was spared, and died in captivity at Rome (Polyb. xxix. 17; Livy xliv. 40 ff). </p> <p> [[Kittim]] or Chittim, properly of the people of the town of Citium in Cyprus, then signifying Cyprians, and extended by [[Jewish]] writers ( [[Genesis]] 10:4; Numbers 24:24; Isaiah 23:1; Jeremiah 2:10; Ezekiel 27:6; Daniel 11:30; Josephus, <i> Ant. </i> , I, vi) to include the coasts of [[Greece]] generally, is here applied to Maccdonia. In 1 Macc 1:1 Macedonia (or Greece) is called "the land of Chittim." </p>
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<p> ( '''''Περσεύς''''' '','' the name originally of a mythological Greek character, Vulg. ''Perses'' ) '','' the eldest (illegitimate or supposititious? ) son of [[Philip]] V and last king of Macedonia. After his father's death (B.C. 179) he continued the preparations for the renewal of the war with Rome, which was seen to be inevitable. The war, which broke out in B.C. 171, was at first ably sustained by Perseus; but in 168 he was defeated by L. ''A'' Emilius Paullus at Pydna, and shortly afterwards surrendered with his family to his conquerors. He graced the triumph of Paullus, and died in honorable retirement at Alba. The defeat of [[Perseus]] put an end to the independence of Macedonia, and extended even to Syria the terror of the Roman name (&nbsp;1 [[Maccabees]] 8:5). </p>
 
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<ref name="term_7051"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/perseus Perseus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_55556"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/perseus+(2) Perseus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Perseus [1]

( Περσεύς , the name originally of a mythological Greek character, Vulg. Perses ) , the eldest (illegitimate or supposititious? ) son of Philip V and last king of Macedonia. After his father's death (B.C. 179) he continued the preparations for the renewal of the war with Rome, which was seen to be inevitable. The war, which broke out in B.C. 171, was at first ably sustained by Perseus; but in 168 he was defeated by L. A Emilius Paullus at Pydna, and shortly afterwards surrendered with his family to his conquerors. He graced the triumph of Paullus, and died in honorable retirement at Alba. The defeat of Perseus put an end to the independence of Macedonia, and extended even to Syria the terror of the Roman name ( 1 Maccabees 8:5).

References

  1. ↑ Perseus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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