Battle of Adasa
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battle-of-adasa-166-6942065
title:
Battle of Adasa
text:
The Battle of Adasa was fought during the Maccabean revolt on the 13th of the month Adar, 161 BC at Adasa, near Beth-horon. It was a battle between the rebel Maccabees of Judas Maccabeus and the Seleucid Empire, whose army was led by Nicanor. The Maccabees won the battle after killing Nicanor early in the fighting. The battle came after a period of political maneuvering over several months where the peace deal established a year earlier by Lysias was tested by the new High Priest Alcimus, the ne
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160 BCE battle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adasa
date created:
2005-11-14T13:53:55Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T19:55:17Z
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