Antiochus IV Epiphanes Personality Type, MBTI
What is the personality type of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Antiochus IV Epiphanes from Historical Figures 1st Millenium Bce and what is the personality traits.
ESTJ (3w2)
Antiochus IV Epiphanes personality type is ESTJ, but his ESTP wing may be his dominant function. He was a conqueror and a military leader, but he also showed a certain moral and social responsibility for his subjects. Antiochus IV Epiphanes is a good example of a strong and decisive leader, but he also showed a certain "softness" in his attitude toward his people. According to Josephus, Antiochus could be soft-hearted and not take revenge on the Jews for the death of his brother Seleucus IV Philopator (181 BCE). He even forgave them and returned to them the money he had taken from them. (Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Last Hellenistic King, p. 185) This type of "softness" in a strong and decisive leader is very rare and can be explained by the fact that this type of person (and their wing functions) has a dominant function (MBTI: ESTP) which is not very interested in logic and thinking.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes also showed a certain "sweetness" when he granted the Jews to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple. He was very consistent in his policy regarding the Jews.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος ὁ Ἐπιφανής, Antíochos ho Epiphanḗs, "God Manifest"; c. 215 BC – November/December 164 BC) was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. He was a son of King Antiochus III the Great. His original name was Mithradates he assumed the name Antiochus after he ascended the throne.
