Maccabees

group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea
Organization national_liberation_movement Q400019
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Maccabees

Summary

Maccabees is a national liberation movement[1]. Maccabees draws 1,769 Wikipedia views per month (national_liberation_movement category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maccabees is in the country of Seleucid Empire[3].
  • Maccabees's instance of is recorded as national liberation movement[4].
  • Maccabees's instance of is recorded as guerrilla organization[5].
  • Maccabees's headquarters location is recorded as Modiin[6].
  • Maccabees's headquarters location is recorded as Gophna[7].
  • Maccabees's headquarters location is recorded as Q20502362[8].
  • Maccabees took place at Judea[9].
  • Maccabees's Commons category is recorded as Maccabees[10].
  • 167 BC marks the founding of Maccabees[11].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah[12].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Battle of Beth Horon[13].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Battle of Emmaus[14].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Battle of Beth Zur[15].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Battle of Beth Zechariah[16].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Q6850500[17].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Battle of Adasa[18].
  • Maccabees was part of the conflict Battle of Adasa[19].
  • Maccabees's significant event is recorded as Maccabean Revolt[20].
  • Maccabees's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maccabees[21].
  • Mattathias inspired Maccabees[22].
  • Maccabees's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Maccabees's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Maccabees's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25].
  • Maccabees's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[26].
  • Maccabees's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].

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Founding

167 BC marks the founding of Maccabees[11].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Modiin[6], an archaeological site[28], in Israel[29]; Gophna[7], an ancient city[30], in Israel[31]; and Q20502362[8], a city[32], in Palestine[33].

Why It Matters

Maccabees draws 1,769 Wikipedia views per month (national_liberation_movement category, ranking #4 of 14).[2] Maccabees has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Maccabees is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Hasmonean dynasty, Hasmonean Judea
    Country
    Inspired by Mattathias
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