2 Maccabees 12:2

But of the governours of several places, Timotheus, and Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to be quiet and live in peace.

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Overview of 2 Maccabees 12:2

Summary

Regional governors actively obstruct Jewish peace and tranquility

Place

Cyprus

Event

Governors refuse to grant peace

Estimated Time Period

c. 164 BC