The Battle of Elasa was fought in April 160 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt between Judean rebels led by Judas Maccabeus (Judah Maccabee) and an army of the Seleucid Empire under the command of Bacchides. The battle resulted in the triumph of the Greek Syrian forces, the defeat of the Maccabees, and the death of Judas Maccabeus.
The leadership of the Maccabees passed to Judas's brother Jonathan Apphus (Yonatan), who continued to fight against Bacchides for the remainder of 160 BCE. The Seleucids largely triumphed; control of the cities was restored to them, including Jerusalem, hostages of important Jewish families were taken, and Greek-aligned garrisons were placed around Judea. Despite this setback, unrest continued in the countryside. The Hasmonean sons of Mattathias continued to oppose the government in the following eight years, and eventually succeeded in gaining allies both among Seleucid rulers and the Romans that would allow for autonomy. Judas's brother Simon Thassi established an independent Hasmonean kingdom in 142–141 BCE, fulfilling the goal of the Maccabees.
BattleofElasa was fought in April 160 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt between Judean rebels led by Judas Maccabeus (Judah Maccabee) and an army of the...
BCE at the BattleofElasa against the Greek general Bacchides, and the Seleucids reestablished direct control for a time, but remnants of the Maccabees...
v, 8 sqq. Maccabeus was eventually killed by the Seleucids at the BattleofElasa, where he faced "twenty thousand foot soldiers and two thousand cavalry"...
a year Judas Maccabeus would be defeated and killed at the BattleofElasa. The location of Dessau, where Simon fought Nicanor before he assumed the governorship...
favorable opportunity. However, Judah decided to stand his ground. In the BattleofElasa, Judah and those who remained faithful to him were killed. His body...
the BattleofElasa (near modern day Ramallah). Greatly outnumbered, the Maccabees are defeated and Judas Maccabeus is killed during the battle. Judas...
Maccabaeus at the BattleofElasa in 160 BC, restoring Seleucid control to the province for a number of years. Demetrius acquired his surname of Soter, Savior...
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general Bacchides defeated the Maccabees at the BattleofElasa in 160 BCE; Judas' death during the battle dealt a blow to the rebels. After Judas died,...
his brother and took active parts in the battles against the Seleucid forces. Judah fell in the BattleofElasa (161/160 BCE) against Bacchides, a Seleucid...
Seleucids retake control of the whole of Jerusalem after Judas Maccabeus is killed at the BattleofElasa, marking the end of the Maccabean revolt. 145–144...
twenty thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry, and met Judah at the BattleofElasa (Laisa), where this time it was the Hasmonean commander who was killed...
Early 160 BCE Suppression of Timarchus's revolt in the eastern half of the Seleucid Empire. Nisan (April) 160 BCE BattleofElasa: A Seleucid army under...
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of the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid Greeks was killed in the BattleofElasa (160 BCE) and together with his men, they died as martyrs. Jonathan...
the BattleofElasa (near modern day Ramallah). Greatly outnumbered, the Maccabees are defeated and Judas Maccabeus is killed during the battle. Judas...
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the theme of the work; according to 1 Maccabees, Bacchides' first expedition was uncontested, and he later killed Judas at Elasa. The threat of dedicating...
port of Piraeus and the Peloponnese. Salamis, the largest island of the group, is where the ancient Greek navy defeated the Persians in the Battleof Salamis...
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