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1 Maccabees, [note 1] ... [14] [15] The word "Maccabees" in plural, however, ... This page was last edited on 22 December 2024, at 21:46 (UTC).
[15] [16] In the meantime ... [21] [22] [23] Reversing his ... with the methods employed in the Seleucid city of Perga in Asia Minor. 1 Maccabees 1:30 attributes ...
These are biblical figures unambiguously identified in contemporary sources according to scholarly consensus.Biblical figures that are identified in artifacts of questionable authenticity, for example the Jehoash Inscription and the bullae of Baruch ben Neriah, or who are mentioned in ancient but non-contemporary documents, such as David and Balaam, [n 1] are excluded from this list.
1 Maccabees 1:29–54 1 Maccabees 2:15–44 2 Maccabees 5:1: 166–164 The Maccabean revolt 166. Mattathias died in the 146th year of the kingdom of the Greeks (166 BCE). 1 Maccabees 2:70. Judas Maccabeus took command and led the revolt against the Greeks (166–160 BCE). 1 Maccabees 3–9; 2 Maccabees 5:27–15:37; Daniel 11:32–35; 12:1–3 ...
Nicanor's military governance of Judea, the Battle of Caphar-salama, and the Battle of Adasa are recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 7:26–50), the book of 2 Maccabees (2 Maccabees 14:12–33, 2 Maccabees 15:1–36), and in Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews Book 12, Chapter 10. The Battle of Caphar-salama is portrayed with fairly ...
Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal) [21] [22] [23] Illyricum (territories near the Adriatic from modern day Slovenia to Albania) [24] India [25] Israel [26] Italy (Italy generally [27] and the cities of Syracuse [28] and Rome specifically [29])
The Roman–Jewish Treaty was an agreement made between Judas Maccabeus and the Roman Republic according to the book 1 Maccabees and Josephus's Jewish Antiquities.It took place around 161 BCE and was the first recorded contract between Judea and Ancient Rome.
The Battle of Elasa is recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 9:1–22) and in Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews Book 12, Chapter 11. The account in 1 Maccabees is high quality, giving detailed topographic information that makes following the movements of the armies possible, although also focuses on Judas's personal actions rather than the army as a whole.