No events are recorded for 145 BC.
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Persecution of the Jews of Bashan by Timotheus's forces
The Jews of Bashan were persecuted by enemies led by a certain Timotheus. Judah Maccabee came to their aid, defeated these enemies and evacuated the Jews from Transjordan.
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- Timotheus and his forces
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Antiochus IV outlaws Judaism
The Seleucid king banned circumcision, Sabbath observance and Torah study, rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem to Zeus and ordered Jews to make pagan sacrifices on pain of death. The persecution provoked the Maccabean revolt.
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- King Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid Empire)
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Antioch burned by Jonathan's soldiers during revolt
When the inhabitants of Antioch rebelled against Demetrius II, Jonathan the Hasmonean's soldiers were sent to suppress the revolt and set the city aflame. This was an action by Jews, not against them, so it is excluded.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Antakya (Antioch), Hatay, Turkey
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