Maccabean Revolt

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Jewish revolt revolt uprising war of independence

The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Maccabean Revolt canonical	25
Maccabean revolt	2
Hasmonean Revolt	1
Hasmonean revolt against Seleucids	1
Hasmonean–Seleucid conflicts	1
Hasmonean–Seleucid wars	1
Jewish revolt against Seleucid Empire	1
Jewish–Seleucid wars	1
Maccabean crisis	1
Maccabean period	1
Maccabean revolt (indirectly, via descendants)	1
Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire	1
Seleucid–Jewish conflicts	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish revolt ⓘ revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Maccabean Revolt ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean Revolt
hasCause	Seleucid religious persecution of Jews ⓘ desecration of the Second Temple ⓘ imposition of Hellenistic practices ⓘ
hasCommander	Jonathan Apphus ⓘ Maccabees ⓘ surface form: Judah Maccabee Maccabees ⓘ surface form: Mattathias Simon Thassi ⓘ
hasCulturalAspect	resistance to enforced Hellenization ⓘ
hasDateOfTempleRededication	25 Kislev ⓘ
hasDynastyFounded	Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ
hasEndTime	160 BCE ⓘ
hasEthnicGroupInvolved	Jews ⓘ
hasFollowedBy	Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean Kingdom
hasKeyEvent	cleansing of the Temple ⓘ miracle of the oil ⓘ
hasLiterarySource	1 Maccabees ⓘ surface form: First Book of Maccabees Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ surface form: Josephus Antiquities of the Jews 2 Maccabees ⓘ surface form: Second Book of Maccabees
hasLocation	Jerusalem ⓘ Judea ⓘ Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ surface form: Seleucid Empire
hasMainBelligerent	Jews ⓘ surface form: Judean Jews Seleucid Empire ⓘ
hasNamedAfter	Maccabees ⓘ
hasOpposingCommander	Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ Bacchides ⓘ Lysias ⓘ Nicanor ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Beth Zur ⓘ Battle of Emmaus ⓘ recapture of Jerusalem ⓘ rededication of the Second Temple ⓘ
hasPoliticalAspect	resistance to Seleucid rule ⓘ
hasPrecededBy	Hellenistic influence in Judea ⓘ
hasReligiousAspect	defense of Jewish law ⓘ opposition to idolatry ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificanceFor	Judaism ⓘ
hasResult	Jewish control of Jerusalem ⓘ establishment of the Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ increased Jewish religious autonomy ⓘ rededication of the Second Temple ⓘ
hasStartTime	167 BCE ⓘ
isCommemoratedBy	Hanukkah ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judea → associatedWithEvent → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Hanukkah → commemorates → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire

Second Temple Judaism → majorEvent → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hasmonean revolt against Seleucids

Hasmonean dynasty → hasPart → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Hasmonean dynasty → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hasmonean–Seleucid wars

Maccabean Revolt → hasAlternativeName → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hasmonean Revolt

2 Maccabees → subject → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

2 Maccabees → coversEvents → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish revolt against Seleucid Empire

Books of the Maccabees → mainSubject → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Festival of Lights → associatedWithHistoricalEvent → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Maccabees → notableFor → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Maccabees → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Maccabees → relatedTo → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish–Seleucid wars

Seleucid Empire → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Hasmon → connectedTo → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maccabean revolt (indirectly, via descendants)

Simon Thassi → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Antiochus IV Epiphanes → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Bacchides → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts → relatedTo → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hasmonean–Seleucid conflicts

Nicanor → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

martyrdom of Eleazar → associatedWith → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maccabean crisis

Battle of Emmaus → conflictOf → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Battle of Emmaus → partOf → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Battle of Beth Zur → conflictOf → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Battle of Beth Zur → partOf → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Lysias → participatedIn → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Lysias → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Jonathan Apphus → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucid–Jewish conflicts

Megillat Antiochus → mainSubject → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maccabean revolt

Mattathias → movement → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maccabean revolt

Hellenistic–Roman Judea → significantEvent → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Eleazar Avaran → participatedIn → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Wars against the Seleucid Empire → precededBy → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

Tryphon → timePeriod → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maccabean period

Demetrius I Soter → conflict → Maccabean Revolt ⓘ