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They had even defeated Antiochus the Great, king of Syria, who had attacked them with 120 elephants, cavalry, chariots, and a powerful army.
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They took him alive and forced him and his successors to pay heavy taxes, to give hostages, and to surrender
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India, Media, Lydia, and some of their best lands. They took these and gave them to King Eumenes.
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When the Greeks made plans to attack and destroy them,
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the Romans learned of the plans and sent a general to fight against them. The Romans killed many of the Greeks, took their wives and children captive, plundered their possessions, occupied their land, tore down their fortresses, and made them slaves, as they are today.
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king eumenes: [This is King Eumenes II, king of Pergamum from 197-158 B.C.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.