Maccabean Revolt
167 BC to AD 1・1 Maccabees
What's happening?
The Persians are defeated by the Greeks, who begin to oppress the Jews. Outraged by repeated sacrileges, a group of Jews revolt and win. However, they soon invite more foreign influence and become a client state of Rome under Herod, a non-Davidic ruler.Key events
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Narrative books1 Maccabees
Color meaningOrange: fire in the oil lamps in the purified Temple
World powerRome
Secular historyJulius Caesar, 100–44 BC; Pompey captures Jerusalem, 63 BC; Virgil writes Aeneid, 30 BC; Caesar Augustus, 27 BC–AD 14