Another was a rebellion led by the Maccabees, a family of Jewish priests ... eastern kingdom ruled by the Seleucid dynasty in Syria. “Antiochus Epiphanes, a Seleucid who ruled from 175-164 ...

In the first century B.C, King Antiochus I of Commagene built a sanctuary unlike any of his predecessors. His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey.

It’s another March Madness run for the Yeshiva University Maccabees, which clinched the Skyline Conference championship on Sunday night to head to the national men’s basketball tournament.

A Hanukkah celebration in Lancaster includes a daily menorah lighting in Penn Square.A candle will be lit each evening at 5:30 p.m. through Jan. 1. The only exception is Friday, when the lighting ...

The Scroll of Antiochus was written to describe what ... claimed the Scroll was composed by the Maccabees, whose story is told in the Scroll, a couple of centuries before the common era.

Indeed, Maccabees 1 and 2 are hyper-nationalistic texts, principally concerned with the patriarch Mattathias and his five sons, who rose against Antiochus, the Hellenic king who desecrated the ...

Geoffrey explores the story of the Maccabees and the history of Hanukkah ... In the present day, city of Jerusalem, King Antiochus Epiphanes led a campaign to ban Jewish practice.

As it does every year, Hanukkah begins on the 25 th of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year, that happens to occur on the 25 th of December, when many of our neighbors and dear ones will be ...

The Maccabees have announced the first support acts for their huge reunion show at All Points East 2025. As confirmed earlier this week, the London band are set to take to stage in the capital’s ...

The Maccabees have announced an epic comeback - more than seven years after 'last ever' gig. The band hadn’t performed together since their last show at Alexandra Palace back in 2017.

After teasing a comeback via social media last week, The Maccabees will reunite to headline All Points East festival in 2025. The band, comprising Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White ...