Who was Apollonius, and how did Judas Maccabeus defeat him?

Apollonius was a Seleucid official who served as the governor of Samaria and a general under King Antiochus IV Epiphanes during the period of the Maccabean revolt.1

In the early stages of the guerrilla war against the Seleucid forces, Judas Maccabeus encountered Apollonius in battle. During this engagement, Judas successfully defeated the governor's army and seized the sword of Apollonius, which he reportedly carried and used in subsequent battles. This victory was one of several early successes that established Judas as a skilled military leader capable of overcoming the professional armies sent by the Seleucid king to suppress the Jewish uprising.123