Maccabean Revolt
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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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Target entity: Maccabean Revolt Context triple: [Judea, associatedWithEvent, Maccabean Revolt]
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Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
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Roman destruction of the Second Temple
The Roman destruction of the Second Temple was the 70 CE siege and razing of Jerusalem’s central Jewish sanctuary by Roman forces, a watershed event that reshaped Jewish religious life and diaspora history.
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Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
The Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel was an 8th-century BCE military campaign in which the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the northern Israelite kingdom, deported much of its population, and set in motion one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people.
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Babylonian exile
The Babylonian exile was the period in the 6th century BCE when much of the Jewish population of the Kingdom of Judah was deported to Babylon, profoundly shaping Jewish religion, identity, and scripture.
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First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maccabean Revolt Target entity description: 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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A.
Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
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B.
Roman destruction of the Second Temple
The Roman destruction of the Second Temple was the 70 CE siege and razing of Jerusalem’s central Jewish sanctuary by Roman forces, a watershed event that reshaped Jewish religious life and diaspora history.
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C.
Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
The Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel was an 8th-century BCE military campaign in which the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the northern Israelite kingdom, deported much of its population, and set in motion one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people.
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Babylonian exile
The Babylonian exile was the period in the 6th century BCE when much of the Jewish population of the Kingdom of Judah was deported to Babylon, profoundly shaping Jewish religion, identity, and scripture.
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First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish revolt
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revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ war of independence ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maccabean Revolt
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surface form:
Hasmonean Revolt
|
| hasCause |
Seleucid religious persecution of Jews
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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
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surface form:
Hasmonean Kingdom
|
| hasKeyEvent |
cleansing of the Temple
ⓘ
miracle of the oil ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySource |
1 Maccabees
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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
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| hasLocation |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid Empire
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| hasMainBelligerent |
Jews
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surface form:
Judean Jews
Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| hasNamedAfter | Maccabees ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCommander |
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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Bacchides ⓘ Lysias ⓘ Nicanor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Beth Zur
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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
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opposition to idolatry ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor | Judaism ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Jewish control of Jerusalem
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establishment of the Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ increased Jewish religious autonomy ⓘ rededication of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 167 BCE ⓘ |
| isCommemoratedBy | Hanukkah ⓘ |
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