Before the Maccabean Revolt, it was illegal for people under the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to read the Torah. When soldiers came through, Jews pretended to play a gambling game involving tops.

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the Jewish religion.

The Hasmonean monarchy that followed the Maccabean Revolt was not a simple and wholly happy time. There were civil wars, assassinations and massacres.

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 and as late as Dec. 27. This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army.

How come? For starters, it was the Maccabean revolt that inspired the revolt against the Romans some 170 years later, which led to the destruction of the temple and the exile of Jews from Judea.

The rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem took place during the second century B.C. and, according to legend, saw Jews rising against their Greek Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt ...

What is the story of Hanukkah and why does it last for eight days? Hanukkah, or Chanukah, celebrates the the Maccabean Revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. In the second century B.C., the Holy ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 and as late as Dec. 27. This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army.

Archaeologists Found 2,200-Year-Old Tiles That Literally Tell the Story of Hannukah They likely played a direct role in the Maccabean Revolt.