During a military expedition to Jerusalem in 168 BCE, Antiochus IV erected the Acra fortress either on or just outside the Temple Mount.

Antiochus knew well the humiliation of his grandfather, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, and desired not to join his grandfather in disrepute. He therefore agreed to a week’s armistice. 3.

The most ancient rooftiles found in the Land of Israel were discovered in the City of David, and they were brought here at the time of the Greek Seleucid king Antiochus IV.

According to the Books of the Maccabees, in 168 BCE, Antiochus IV undertook a military expedition to Jerusalem, which led to the outbreak of the renown Maccabean Revolt.

In 167 B.C. the Judeans, led by a priest named Mattathias and his sons, rebelled against their Seleucid Greek overlord, Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Antiochus’ idea of reform, the historian Diodorus ...

In 168 BC, the Seleucid king, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, launched a horrific campaign against Judaism. Two things about this anti-Jewish persecution stand out. First, ...

Hanukkah marks the Jewish victory over the Syrian dynastic ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes. It starts after sunset Friday, Dec. 7, ends Dec. 15 ...