They killed Timothy, who was hidden in a cistern, and his brother Chaereas, and Apollophanes: For cistern see the comments on 2Macc 1.19. Apollophanes is otherwise unknown. Probably in the complete five-volume history more was said about him.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.