Chapter 2 - Jonathan Apphus Part 1

Years covered: 175 BC -162 BCIn part 1 of this chapter, we cover the story behind the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, which starts with a war between the Greeks...and the Romans, and leads to a skirmish between hellenist Jews and...other hellenist Jews, which then leads to Antiochus IV going a little overboard, culminating in a battle between the Maccabees and...Samaritans, and finally, with the recapturing of the Temple at Jerusalem so the Jews could celebrate...Sukkot.This ain't the story you learnt in Hebrew school.Cast of CharactersThe Jews:Mattitayhu the Hasmonean xJudah MaccabeusSimon ThassiJonathan ApphusJohn GaddiEleazar AvaranHigh Priests:Onias III xJasonMenelaus xThe Seleucids:Antiochus the Great xAntiochus IV Epiphanes xSeleucus VI Philopater xAntiochus (son of Seleucus VI) xHeliodorus xAntiochus V EupatorSeleucid Generals:GerogiasSeron xLysiasThe Ptolemies:Ptolemy VI PhilometerPtolemy VIII PhysconThe Persians (Parthian):Phraates IMithridates IRomans:Gauis Popinus LaenusSources:Antiquities of the Jews - JosephusThe Book of the Maccabees Part 1The Book of the Maccabees Part 2The Histories - PolybiusTractate Shabbat - The Talmud Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.