jan 1, 168 BC - Maccabean Revolt
Description:
Antiochus IV Epiphanes convertedthe temple into a shrine to the Greek god Zeus and installed his own candidate to the Jewish high priesthood.
Drawing on the growing dissatisfaction with Greek rule among the Jewish population, a group of rebels called the Maccabees started a revolt.
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Date:
jan 1, 168 BC
Now
~ 2195 years ago