Holy Land Revealed
Season 1
Ep 11. The Maccabean Revolt
- TV-PG
- November 12, 2010
- 30 min
Turn now to the impact of the Greeks on the Jewish population of Judea. Tour the tumultuous years between 167 and 103 B.C.E., which saw Antiochus IV's imposition of Greek beliefs on the population; the subsequent revolt under Judah Maccabee; the reigns of the Hasmoneans; and more.