Thu, 2 October 2008 The Hasidim, the Pious Jews, started the rebellion against the Seleucids when Mattathias, the old priest, killed people in Modein who tried to offer sacrifices to the Greek gods. Mattathias died soon after, but his son Judah raised up a rebel army that hammered the Greeks time and time again. Comments[0] |
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