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What is the Real Story of Hanukkah?
Part 4 of the historically accurate 8 Part Series
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https://lewiscoaches.medium.com/what-is-the-real-story-of-hanukkah-c288e61a17b4
Q. After the Maccabees were victorious what was the relationship between them and Rome?
A. There was a Roman-Jewish Treaty. This was an agreement made between Judah Maccabee and the Roman Republic in 161 BCE according to 1 Maccabees 8:17–20 and Josephus. It was the first recorded contract between the Jewish people and the Romans.
The agreement with Rome failed to have any effect on Demetrius’ policy. On receipt of the news of Nicanor’s defeat, he dispatched a new army, again commanded by Bacchides. This time the Seleucid forces of 20,000 men were numerically so superior that most of Judah’s men left the field of battle and advised their leader to do likewise and to await a more favorable opportunity. However, Judah decided to stand his ground.
In the Battle of Elasa, Judah and those who remained faithful to him were killed. His body was taken by his brothers from the battlefield and buried in the family sepulchre at Modiin. The death of…
