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Conflict Middle East

Maccabean Revolt

167 BCE – 160 BCE · 7 years

Judah Maccabee led a Jewish uprising against Seleucid king Antiochus IV, who had desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem. The revolt succeeded in restoring Jewish autonomy and is commemorated in the festival of Hanukkah.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Maccabee Jewish rebels
  • Seleucid Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Maccabean Revolt.

  1. 166 BC Battle of Beth Horon
  2. 166 BC Battle of Emmaus
  3. 164 BC Battle of Beth Zur

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Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

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Meroe

Attested 500 BCE – 400 CE

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Nile River Trade

3000 BCE – 30 BCE

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Petra

300 BCE – still standing

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Egypt

Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

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Egyptian Red Sea Trade

2500 BCE – 30 BCE

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Dead Sea

3000 BCE – still standing

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Hadramaut

Attested 323 BCE – 1700 CE

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Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Empire of Alexander Polity · Europe 807 BCE – 166 BCE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE Maya City-State Wars Conflict · Americas 400 BCE – 900 CE Yose ben Yoezer Figure · Judea 200 BCE – 161 BCE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
Image credits7 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Maccabean RevoltMachaerus ( talk · contribs ) · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • MeroëWufei07 · Public domain
  • PetraAzurfrog · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Flag of EgyptDerived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
  • Dead Seaلا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • HadhramautJialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org [ dead link ] · CC BY-SA 3.0