The Wars of the Maccabees

John D Grainger

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English

Pen and Sword
01 September 2020

History; Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

By the early second century BC, Israel had long been under the rule of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. But the policy of deliberate Hellenisation and suppression of Jewish religious practices by Antiochus IV, sparked a revolt in 167 BC which was led initially by Judah Maccabee and later by his brothers and their descendants. Relying on guerrilla tactics the growing insurrection repeatedly took on the sophisticated might of the Seleucid army with mixed, but generally successful, results, establishing the Maccabees as the Hasmonean Dynasty of rulers over a once-more independent Israel. (It is Judah Maccabee's ritual cleansing of the Temple after his victories over the Seleucids that is celebrated by Jews every year at Hannukah). Internal disputes weakened the revived state, however, and it eventually fell victim to the Romans who replaced the Seleucids as the local superpower. John D Grainger explains the causes of the revolt and traces the course of the various campaigns of the Maccabees, first against the Seleucids and then the Romans who captured Jerusalem in 63BC and partitioned the kingdom. The last chapters consider the continued Jewish resistance to Roman rule and factional fighting, until the crowning of Herod, marked the end of the Hasmonean dynasty.

AUTHOR: John D Grainger, a former teacher, is a well-established historian with around 20 previous works across various periods, including many on the ancient period. His most recent works include Alexander the Great Failure (Hambledon Continuum, 2006) and Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars 336-31BC (Pen & Sword, autumn 2010).

19 colour and b/w illustrations

By: John D Grainger
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781526782267
ISBN 10: 152678226X
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

John D Grainger, a former teacher, is a well-established historian with around 20 previous works across various periods, including many on the ancient period. His most recent works include Alexander the Great Failure (Hambledon Continuum, 2006) and Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars 336-31BC (Pen & Sword, autumn 2010).

Reviews for The Wars of the Maccabees

"""As informed and informative as it is inherently interesting and expertly presented, The Wars of the Maccabees is an extraordinary and detailed introduction to the ancient Judaic/Hellenistic conflict that would result in the independence of Israel until the coming of the Romans.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"""