Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids

by B. Bar-Kochva and Bezalel Bar-Kochva

Book Overview

This book is an account of the battles fought by Judas Maccabeus between 166 and 160 B.C. against the forces of the Seleucids during the revolt of the Jews against domination by the Seleucid empire. It reexamines the accepted assessments of Judas Maccabeus' activities and achievements and seeks to reconstruct the course of the military and political events of his time. Part I examines the composition and strength of the armies on both sides, their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521016835
• ISBN13: 9780521016834
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"