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The Maccabean Revolt

Year

2010

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

30m

Rating

TVPG

Author

null

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

Turn now to the impact of the Greeks on the Jewish population of Judea. Tour the tumultuous years between 167 and 103 B.C.E., which saw Antiochus IV's imposition of Greek beliefs on the population; the subsequent revolt under Judah Maccabee; the reigns of the Hasmoneans; and more.

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