The
Maccabean Revolt (
Hebrew: מרד החשמונאים) was a Jewish rebellion led by the
Maccabees against the
Seleucid Empire and against
Hellenistic influence on Jewish life. The main phase of the revolt lasted from 167–160 BCE and ended with the Seleucids in control of
Judea, but conflict between the Maccabees, Hellenized Jews, and the Seleucids continued until 134 BCE, with the Maccabees eventually attaining independence.
Most of the sources dealing with the death of Antiochus IV Epiphanes in
164 B.C.E.