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Josephus Recounts the Seleucid Conquest

Josephus

Jewish Antiquities 12.129–137

93–94

A weathered, roughly rectangular stone slab with ancient Greek inscriptions carved into its surface. Several parts are chipped, cracked, and uneven, with some repairs visible.

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Inscription from the Seleucid Conquest

Hefzibah Inscription

190s BCE

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Seleucus Tries to Confiscate the Temple Treasure

2 Maccabees 3:13–40

Late 2nd Century BCE

An ancient stone stela with faded, inscribed text in Greek, topped by a flower-like carving and featuring a pointed, decorated top. The stone shows visible cracks and repairs.

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The Heliodoros Stela

178 BCE

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Antiochus IV Enters Jerusalem

Josephus

Jewish Antiquities 12.237–256

93–94

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Rival High Priests Leave Jerusalem Vulnerable

2 Maccabees 5:11–6:16

Late 2nd Century BCE

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Zalman Shneour

1886–1959

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Mattathias’s Uprising according to 1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 2:1–4:35

Mid- to Late 2nd Century BCE

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Mattathias’s Uprising according to Josephus

Josephus

Jewish Antiquities 12.265–286

93–94

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Hasmonean Military Exploits

1 Maccabees 9–10 (selections)

Mid-to Late 2nd Century BCE

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Jonathan Becomes High Priest

Josephus

Jewish Antiquities 13.181–183

93–94

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Simon's Leadership according to 1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 13–14 (selections)

Mid-to Late 2nd Century BCE