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The Jewish revolt against the Greeks sets a precedent as the world’s first religious war. We know the details of the Jewish fight against the Greeks and Hellenism from the two Books of the [...]

Terror reigned — women were killed with babies tied around their necks. Alexander’s vast empire did not survive his death in 323 BCE, but fragmented into three large chunks centered [...]

To the Greeks, what was beautiful was holy; to the Jews, what was holy was beautiful. These views were bound to clash. The 4th century BCE has been eventful for the Jewish people: Exiled to [...]