Seleucids

The Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids is also told twice, in the books of 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees.

Archive 2007-01-01 2007

The Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids is also told twice, in the books of 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees.

RCIA Presentation: The Old Testament 2007

By the treaty that was made after the battle, Coele-Syria was given to Ptolemy; but Seleucus and his descendants, who were known as the Seleucids or the

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

Deadline broke the news that Gibson and Warner Bros. are teaming on a film about the hero who led a small band of Jews against mighty Seleucids armies and, among other things, liberated Jerusalem.

Mel Gibson Making Judah Maccabee Film With Warner Bros. 2011

They were led by the Hasmonean family, who with their band of guerrilla warriors known as the Maccabees, drove the hated Seleucids and their Greek ways from Jerusalem and reinstated Temple worship—an event still celebrated by the feast of Hanukkah.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

They were led by the Hasmonean family, who with their band of guerrilla warriors known as the Maccabees, drove the hated Seleucids and their Greek ways from Jerusalem and reinstated Temple worship—an event still celebrated by the feast of Hanukkah.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

They were led by the Hasmonean family, who with their band of guerrilla warriors known as the Maccabees, drove the hated Seleucids and their Greek ways from Jerusalem and reinstated Temple worship—an event still celebrated by the feast of Hanukkah.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The first kingdom of these people had been carried off into slavery long before the time of the Seleucids, Ptolemids, and Antigonids.

Roman Times, Israeli Times 2008

These lesser empires were based in Greece (the Seleucids *), Egypt (the Ptolemids *), and Iraq (the Antigonids *)

Roman Times, Israeli Times 2008

It was suggested by his political opponents that he should not hold the office of High Priest because his mother had been held prisoner by the Seleucids just prior to his birth and might have been raped, thus raising some doubt about his true father.

Hasmonean Women. 2009