Maccabean Revolt and Rededication of the Temple (jan 1, 167 BC – jan 1, 16 BC)
Description:
Jewish Rebel Judas Maccabeus defeated evil Greek emperor, Antiochus
Was an uprising against the Seleucid Empire
With Jerusalem being recaptured the Temple was reconsecrated, this is still celebrated in the festival of Hanukkah
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Date:
jan 1, 167 BC
jan 1, 16 BC
~ 151 years