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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 8195518, member: 128351&quot;][ATTACH=full]1435491[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexander II Zebinas.</p><p>He was a Seleucid king at war against his rival and competitor Antiochus VIII, supported by Egypt. Zebinas had a big problem: he was broke and could not pay his mercenary troops. So, being in Antioch, he had a brilliant idea: &quot;Let&#039;s rob a bank!&quot;</p><p>- But, Lord, banks we could rob are not invented yet!</p><p>- Well... Let&#039;s rob Zeus&#039; temple!</p><p>- Yeaaaah !</p><p><br /></p><p>Zebinas and his accomplices broke into the Temple. There was a huge statue of Zeus Nikephoros holding a gold victory in his hand. They detached the victory and Zebinas held her in his hand, trying to estimate how much gold she represented. At this moment citizens of Antioch entered the temple and saw Zebinas carrying away the gold victory.</p><p>- Sacrilege!!! they screamed. What are you doing? Are you crazy?</p><p>- Er... No, no, it&#039;s OK, didn&#039;t you know that Zeus has given me victory?</p><p>- Oh, sorry... they said. And they let him go with the victory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some days after, the gold victory not being enough, he decided to go back to the temple and take the statue of Zeus himself, which was covered with gold. This time he didn&#039;t find a proper joke, the people revolted and, to avoid being lynched by the mob on the spot, Zebinas fled out of town. Abandoned by his men, he fell in the hands of a gang of bandits who sold him to Antiochus VIII.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next up: Antiochus VIII[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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