jul 14, 167 BC - King Antiochus tries to force Jews to worship idols, a group of rebels overthrows the king
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Antiochus was a Greek ruler who wanted the Hebrews to worship Greek Gods. He put a statue of a Greek god in one of the Jews’ temples. This caused them to lead a revolt and overthrow the king. The Jews now had their freedom
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