Hasmonean dynasty
207From Republic to Oligarchy to Empire
7 Oct 2024
2:47¶ 9
“It's about this point in Israel, which was a thing now – the Maccabean revolt having been successful – that two of the brothers…”
3:37¶ 10
“Eventually Judea/Israel falls under control of Rome, which is why when we open the New Testament suddenly this guy named Caesar Augustus is on…”
206Rome Wants Elbow Room
23 Sep 2024
9:10¶ 23
“What it does do is, after some fighting back and forth, it leaves the Hasmoneans – the Jewish family that normally we call Maccabeans,…”
9:43¶ 24
“That’s where we’ll end up eventually because when they can’t figure it out, rather than risk civil war, they turn to this Roman general…”