ADASA — (Heb. חֲדָשָׁה, Ḥadashah). (1) A village on a small hill strategically overlooking the Beth Horon road close to the place of Judah Maccabee s final victory over Nicanor. Nicanor fell in the battle and his army fled toward Gazera/Gezer (I Macc.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nicanor (Seleucid general) — Nicanor (born ??? BC died 161 BC; pronounced ni ka nor, ni ka nor (Nikanor) was a Syrian Seleucid General under Antiochus Epiphanes and Demetrius Soter. Contents 1 Early Military career 2 Under King Demetrius 3 Death … Wikipedia
Hanukkah — For other uses, see Hanukkah (disambiguation). Hanukkah A Hanukkiya or Hanukkah Menorah Official name Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה or חנוכה English translation: Establishing or Dedication (of the Temple in Jerusalem) … Wikipedia
Bacchides (general) — Bacchides (Greek: Βακχίδης ) was a Hellenistic Greek general; friend of the Syrian Greek king Demetrius; and ruler in the country beyond the river Euphrates. Demetrius sent him in 161 BCE to Judea with a large army, in order to invest the… … Wikipedia
List of battles before 601 — List of battles: before 601 601 1400 1401 1800 1801 1900 1901 2000 2001 current See also: List of Roman battles Before 500 BC5th century BC4th century BC*398 BC Siege of Motya Phoenician city Motya sacked. *397 BC Battle of Messene Ionian Greek… … Wikipedia
JUDAH MACCABEE — JUDAH MACCABEE, one of the great warriors of history, who laid the foundation of the future Hasmonean state. Judah, the third son of mattathias the Hasmonean, assumed leadership of the revolt against antiochus Epiphanes in accordance with the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hasmonean — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Hasmonean Kingdom common name = continent = Asia region = Levant country = era = Hellenistic Age status = Jewish theocracy government type = Jewish theocracy with priestly king year… … Wikipedia
Judas Maccabeus — Infobox Military Person name= Judas Maccabeus lived= caption= nickname= placeofbirth= Modiin, Judea placeofdeath= Elasa, near modern day Ramallah allegiance= Hasmonean branch= Maccabees serviceyears= 167 BCE 160 BCE rank= unit= commands= battles … Wikipedia
161 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeeleucid Empire* The rebel Seleucid general and ruler of Media, Timarchus, who has distinguished himself by defending Media against the emergent Parthians, treats Demetrius I s violent accession to the Seleucid throne as the… … Wikipedia
List of firearms — This is an extensive list of small arms pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti tank rifle that includes variants. 0 9*977 Bowing rifle ( Russian Rifle) *90 1000 Assault Rifle ( American Rifle) *9A 91 (Russia Carbine Assault Rifle 9 x 39… … Wikipedia