Battle of Beth Horon (166 BC)
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Battle of Beth Horon | |||||||
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Part of Maccabean Revolt | |||||||
Mina of Antiochus IV. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Judean rebels | Seleucid army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Judah Maccabee | Seron | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000 men | 4,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 800 |
The Battle of Beth Horon was fought in 166 BC[1] between Maccabee forces led by Judah Maccabee and an army of the Seleucid Empire under the command of Seron.[2]
The army led by Judah Maccabee had just won a battle against the Seleucid General Apollonius.[3] Seron spread out his force in anticipation of the Maccabees' guerrilla warfare tactics.
The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Maccabees, who ultimately defeated the general's leading unit, killing Seron himself.[4] The rest of the Seleucid force retreated shortly after.
Another force was soon sent against Maccabees, which led to the Battle of Emmaus.
See also
- Battle of Beth Horon (66), part of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE)
References
- ^ [Mattis Kantor, "The Jewish Timeline Encyclopedia," (1989: Jason Aronson, Inc., NJ), p.83]
- ^ Josephus Antiquities Book 12 Chapter 7 paragraph 1
- ^ The Apocrypha: First Book of the Maccabees 3:15-26 [trans. Goodspeed (1959), p. 384-385] and "Judas Maccabeus, Hammer of the Jews", Military Heritage Magazine, February 2009, pg. 49
- ^ "Judas Maccabeus, Hammer of the Jews", Military Heritage Magazine, February 2009, pg. 50