The Maccabean Revolt
nOrigin
nAged priest Matthias resists at Modin
nHe & sons flee to wilderness to resist
nJudah the Maccabee (166-160)
nSucceeds father
nHis nickname ÒHammererÓ
nSuccessful series of battles
nJonathan (to 142) & Simon (to 134)
nSeleucids weak; Maccs grow by diplomacy
nBoth murdered, but start dynasty