The Maccabean victory was marked by the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, an event commemorated during Hanukkah. Their resistance, though violent, was directed against an empire that had ...

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the Jewish religion.

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Here is the real story. The crackdown on Jewish observance began in 168 BCE, the next year the Maccabean Revolt began and, by 164, they had reconquered Jerusalem and purified the Temple.

Again the Maccabean spirit rules over the country, which is small but has, I believe, a great future.” From Rehovoth the runners continued on to Tel Aviv and made their way to the Great ...

It was against this seemingly insurmountable force that the small band of Maccabean warriors dared to stand. The few who defended Jerusalem and ultimately triumphed were astonishingly small in number.

28 and as late as Dec. 27. This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. The Maccabees, an army of Jewish rebels ...

Also known as the Festival of Lights or the Feast of Dedication, the holiday celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army.