Judas Maccabeus

2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids

historiographical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus

late medieval weapon

playing card between the tenth card and the queen

medieval concept of a group of nine historical, scriptural, and legendary personages who personify the ideals of chivalry

oratorio by George Frideric Händel

160 BCE battle

162 BCE battle

164 BCE battle

165 BCE battle

161 BCE battle

166 BC or 165 BCE battle

161 BCE agreement between Judas Maccabeus and the Roman Republic

167 or 166 BCE battle of the Maccabean Revolt

thumb|right| 4Q175 (or 4QTest), also known as The Testimonia, is one of the Dead Sea Scrolls and was found in Cave 4 at Qumran in the West Bank. Only one sheet long, 4Q175 is a collection of scriptural quotations seemingly connected to a messianic figure. The manuscript was written in Hasmonean script of the early 1st century BCE.