Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Hellenization of Judaea (175–164 BCE)

175 BCE · Kudüs · political

Antiochus IV Epiphanes set out to Hellenize Judaea by force; he had a statue of Zeus erected in the Temple and imposed bans on circumcision and the Sabbath.

Among the Jews, those who made common cause with him and those who opposed him drew apart. | The first known policy of "forced cultural assimilation" in history; the political conflict at the historical origin of Hanukkah.

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What was Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Hellenization of Judaea (175–164 BCE)?
Antiochus IV Epiphanes set out to Hellenize Judaea by force; he had a statue of Zeus erected in the Temple and imposed bans on circumcision and the Sabbath.
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175 BCE
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