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164 BCE

When Seleucid king Antiochus IV, 175- 163 BCE, lead troops into Jerusalem, Judas Maccabaeus lead a revolt in which the Jews were able to capture the Temple of Jerusalem. The holiday of Hanukkah is celebrated each year by Jewish people in remembrance of this event.

Another of the spin-off dynasties resulting from the dismantling of Alexander's empire. General Seleucus established the Seleucid dynasty in Syria. The Seleucid dynasty was the largest of the Hellenistic dynasties, and occupied most of the territory formerly controlled by the Persian empire, however, the size of this monarchy eventually lead …

After a long period of internal power struggles the empire built by Alexander was dismantled. In 276 BCE a grandson of one of Alexander's generals, Antigonus~Gonatus, established a new dynasty in Macedonia known as the Antigonid Dynasty. The Antigonid Dynasty is marked by it's tenuous relations with the Greeks …

295 BCE

A revolutionary figure in Greek literature, who ignored conventional wisdom that writers should stick to short poems, and wrote an epic known as Argonautica. Argonautica tells the story of Jason, who sought the fabled Golden Fleece.

A Greek social institution which was used for education and physical training of young people. Initially only used for sports, the institution of the gymnasium later evolved to become a center of learning. Curricula included music, sports, and literature. Most gymnasiums where open to boys and girls, however examples exist …