(167–160 B.C.) A Jewish rebellion against the Seleucid Empire(312 B.C.) The Seleucid Empire, based in Babylonia, is founded by Seleucus, former general over Alexander’s elite cavalry forces. Seleucus asserted ... more which resulted in an independent Judean state which sought to diminish Hellenistic influence in the region.
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