17 agos 160 año aC - Battle of Elasa

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The Battle of Elasa was fought between Jewish and Seleucid armies during the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire.
The skirmish resulted in the defeat of outnumbered (21:1) Maccabee forces and the fall of the Jewish leader Judah Maccabee. Despite the defeat and consequent overtake of Jerusalem by the Seleucids, Judah Maccabee's brothers continued in their revolt against the Seleucids and eventually succeeded in expulsion of the Seleucid forces from the region and establish an independent Kingdom.

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