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OF this Alexander, Iustin writes, lib. 35. where he sheweth, That he was not son to Antiochus Epiphanes, as was supposed, but had to name Prompalus, being a man of the meaner sort of people: but the Antiochians for the great tyranny of Demetrius, falling
into rebellion, gaue vnto him the name of Alexander, and withal caused it to be published abroad, that he was the son of Epiphanes, which by reason of his youth was easily beleeued. And at this time Demetrius because of his crueltie, being much hated of all sorts of people; it came to passe that most, and those of the grea∣test also, combined with this yong man, supposing him indeed to be of noble descent, and the son of a King. Wherefore Alexander or Prompatus being thus encouraged, tooke vpon him to bee the brother of Antiochus Eupator, and called himselfe the lawful heire and successor to the crowne of Syria: going from thence to Pto∣lomais, where he kept a royall court; and in the yere of the world 3818, before Christ 150, by the help of the Antiochians & other the inhabitants of Syria, hee tooke vpon him the gouernment of that country, and reigned fiue yeares. This man suffered many varieties and changes of fortune: at first was put to flight by De∣metrius; after hee put Demetrius to flight, and at length put him to death and vsurpt vpon his gouernment. In the third yere of his reign he maried Cleopatra the daughter of Ptolomeus Philometor King of Egypt, by whom he had his son Antiochus. To this mar∣riage Ionathan was inuited.
In the last yeare of his gouernment hee went from Ptolomais to Antiochia, which was 200 miles, where hee opposed himselfe against Demetrius Nicanor the sonne of Demetrius Soter, 1 Machab. cap. 10.
From Antiochia he went to Cilicia, which was 120 miles, to suppresse the rebellion of his subiects: but when hee heard that Ptolomeus Philometor his father in law had taken vp armes against him, conquered Syria, and giuen his wife to Demetrius Nicanor, which had been maried vnto him two yeares before, hee gathered all his forces hee could, and with all expedition made good the war against Ptolomeus: but hee was ouercome, and fled into that part of Arabia which bordereth vpon the mountaine Amanus for refuge; where Zabdiel the gouernor of that countrey, fearing lest he should fall into the displeasure of Ptolomeus, caused his ser∣uants to cut off his head, and sent it to him into Syria. Within
three daies after which sight he died, being mortally wounded in the former battell, Ios. li. Ant. 13. c. 17.
So all his trauels were 320 miles.