The Hasmonean Revolt

The coin cache. Photo: Shai Halevi, Antiquities Authority

For the first time: evidence of the Maccabean rebellion against the Greeks was uncovered in the Judean desert

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In an excavation in a cave in the Nahal Darga Reserve, a rare treasure was discovered - a wooden box containing 15 silver coins from the time of King Antiochus IV *It seems that the person who buried the box in the cave ran away to it, hoping to collect the
Newitzch Statler - The Hasmoneans, 1844. From Wikipedia

Hanukkah: How independent was the Hashemite kingdom?

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The remains of the fortress. Photo: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

Antiquities Authority researchers estimate: We found the remains of the Hakra - the citadel with which the Greeks controlled the Temple until they were defeated in the Hasmonean rebellion

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A depiction of Hellenistic soldiers fighting barbarians on a coffin discovered in Ashkelon in 2009. Photo: ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com

The Hasmoneans, Chapter Three: The conflagration also fell on Shimon

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Judah the Maccabee prays for the dead after his victory. Painting by Rubens. From Wikipedia

Everything we wanted to know about the Hasmoneans and were ashamed to ask - 1: We prayed to this hero?!

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Statue of Antiochus IV. Photo: Haifa University

Who will transcribe the stories of Israel?

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A picture of the remains of the Hasmonean building. Photo: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

For the first time: a building from the Hasmonean period was discovered in Jerusalem, containing many potsherds and coins

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A new study at the Hebrew University shatters an ancient Jewish myth: the evil Antiochus did not force the Jews to Easternize

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

It's all politics

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

From Messianism to Hellenism - Reflections for Hanukkah / Dr. Yechiam Sorek

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Judah the Maccabee was a cruel religious zealot and lust for power. His successors were no better than him

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