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Hasmonean dynasty |
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Hasmonean dynastyDynasty of ancient Judaea, descendants of the Maccabee family. The name derives from their ancestor Hasmoneus, but the first of the ruling dynasty was Simon Maccabeus, who became leader of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid king c. 143 BC and, in victory, was made high priest, ruler, and ethnarch of Judaea. The last Hasmonean was deposed and executed in 37 BC by the Romans under Mark Antony. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The best examples were the pre-1948 days when Zionist terror groups attacked both Palestinian and British targets; or in the 2nd century BC when the Jewish priest Mattathias and his five sons successfully led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid-Hellenist rulers of the region, using guerrilla tactics that would be called terrorism today (the victory which founded the Hasmonean dynasty is celebrated annually by Jews around the world in the Hanukkah festival). 2-metre (10-foot) tower and parts of the wall built during the second century BC under the Hasmonean dynasty and that was destroyed together with the Jewish Second Temple by the Romans in 70 AD. He found in this period, and especially in the Hasmonean dynasty, a golden age of Jewish independence that could serve as a model and inspiration for his own generation and its quest for national "resurrection and redemption. |
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