Chapter 2 - Jonathan Apphus Part 2

Years covered: 162 BC - 143 BCIn our second part on the lifetime of Jonathan Apphus, we find out what happens to the Maccabees after the Temple is in their hands. Antiochus IV might be dead, but that doesn't mean the Seleucids are just going to relinquish Judea. Independence will be a long, drawn-out process, and paid for in blood.Cast of CharactersThe Jews:Mattitayhu the Hasmonean xJudah Maccabeus xSimon ThassiJonathan Apphus xJohn Gaddi xEleazar Avaran xSons of Jonathan Apphus xAlcimus xThe Seleucids:Antiochus V Eupator xLysias xDemetrius II NicatorTimarchusHeracleidesAlexander Balas xLaodicaDiodotus TryphonAntiochus VI DionysusSeleucid Generals:GerogiasNicanor xBacchidesThe Ptolemies:Ptolemy VI PhilometerCleopatra TheaSources: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.