- Hasmoneans,
founded the
Hasmonean dynasty,
which ruled from 167 BCE (after the
Maccabean Revolt) to 37 BCE,
being a
fully independent kingdom from 104 to 63 BCE...
-
British Zionist organization formed in 1896 is
named the
Order of
Ancient Maccabeans, and the
Jewish sporting organization Maccabi World Union names itself...
-
years (158–153 BC). An
important external event brought the
design of the
Maccabeans to fruition.
Demetrius I Soter's
relations with
Attalus II Philadelphus...
- ****cution of Jews by
Antiochus IV (c. 167/166 BCE) that led to the
Maccabean Revolt.
Although unnamed in 2 Maccabees, the
mother is
known variously...
-
Order of
Ancient Maccabeans (also Maccabaeans) is an Anglo-Jewish society. The
order is a
friendly society established in 1891, and
registered on 8 May...
- John
Gaddis may
refer to: John Gaddi, one of the
leaders of the
Maccabeans in the
First Book of
Maccabees John
Lewis Gaddis,
American historian John W...
- The
Maccabiah Games (Hebrew: משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית;
sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics") is an
international multi-sport event...
-
kibbutz was
established in 1945 on land
purchased by the
Ancient Order of
Maccabeans in England, a
philanthropic society founded in 1896. The land previously...
- Acra citadel,
making Maccabean rule in the rest of
Jerusalem precarious. When
finally gaining possession of the place, the
Maccabeans pointedly destro****...
- that came to a head
during the
reign of
Antiochus IV,
giving rise to the
Maccabean Revolt of 167 BCE. The
civil unrest weakened Seleucid rule, and in the...
