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Antiochus IV Epiphanes [175-166 BCE]

• 1. A Greek Hostage becomes King of Syria
  --- Livy, From the Founding of the City (of Rome) 41.20.1-10

• 2. Jewish Priests & Greek Politics
  --- Josephus, Antiquities 12.237-241

• 3. Antiochus Loots Jewish Temple
  --- 1 Maccabees 1:20-24

• 4. Jerusalem Occupied & Hellenized
  --- 1 Maccabees 1:29-33, 41-57

• 5. Greeks Crucify Dissident Jews
  --- Josephus, Antiquities 12.255-256

• 6. The Time of Desecration
  --- Daniel 11:21-22, 28-36

Maccabean Revolt [166-162 BCE]

• 7. Priests quit Jerusalem [166 BCE]
  --- 1 Maccabees 2:1-5

• 8. Mattathias' Zeal for the Torah
  --- 1 Maccabees 2:15-16, 23-30

• 9. Hasidic Jews enforce Torah
  --- 1 Maccabees 2:42-48

• 10. Judah Maccabee's Attack on Jerusalem [165 BCE]
  --- 1 Maccabees 3:55-60

• 11. Purification of the Temple
  -- 1 Maccabees 4:36-48

Hasmonean Regime [164-64 BCE]

• 12. Hellenists take Revenge on Hasidic Jews [161 BCE]
  --- 1 Maccabees 7:1-16

• 13. Jews become Allies of Rome [160 BCE]
  --- 1 Maccabees 8:1-27

• 14. Conquest of Samaria & Idumea
  --- Josephus, Antiquities 13.254-257

• 15. A Jewish King Judaizes Galilee [104 BCE]
  --- Josephus, Antiquities 13.301, 318

• 16. Sibling Rivals lose their Kingdom [64 BCE]
  --- Josephus, Antiquities 14.34, 41, 77-78, 91