XIR159038 The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, ca 178 BC, 1853-63 (oil & wax on plaster) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 700x475 cm; Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple illustrates the biblical episode from 2 Maccabees (3:21-28). Heliodorus is ordered by Seleucus IV Philopator, the king of Syria, to seize the treasure preserved in the Temple in Jerusalem. Answering the prayers of the high priest Onias, God sends a horseman assisted by two youths to drive Heliodorus out. caught trying to steal the temple\'s treasure; murdered king Seleucus IV and tried to usurp the throne;); French, out of copyright.