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Battle of Emmaus

Battle of Emmaus was a battle fought in September 165 BC at Emmaus, in what is now Palestine. It was part of the Maccabean Revolt, which ran from 167 BC to 160 BC. The recorded result: Judean rebel victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 10-15k.

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Battle of Emmaus (Augustin Calmet, c. 1730)
Battle of Emmaus (Augustin Calmet, c. 1730). Augustin Calmet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember 165 BC
WhereEmmaus, Palestine31.839N, 34.989E
OutcomeJudean rebel victory
BelligerentsMaccabeesagainstSeleucid Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandunknown #Analysis)
Part ofMaccabean Revolt167 BC to 160 BC

Where it sits in the Maccabean Revolt

Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah, 167 BCBattle of Beth Horon, 166 BCBattle of Emmaus, 165 BCBattle of Beth Zur, 164 BCMaccabee campaigns of 163 BCE, 163 BCBattle of Beth Zechariah, 162 BCBattle of Adasa, 161 BCBattle of Elasa, 160 BC167 BC160 BCBattle of Emmaus, 165 BC
8 placed engagements of the Maccabean Revolt in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember 165 BC (month precision)
PlaceEmmaus, Palestine
31.839N, 34.989E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength3,00010-15k
Casualties and lossesUnknownunknown #Analysis)
Commanders
  • Gorgias (Syrian general)
  • Nicanor (Seleucid general)
Battle of EmmausBattle of EmmausBattles of LatrunBattle of MontgisardBattle of Khirbat Abu LachamBattle of Beth HoronBattle of Beth HoronBattles of LatrunBattle of MontgisardBattle of Beth HoronGaza CityHaifaNablusEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs SuwaydaAz Zarqa100 km31.839N, 34.989E
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In the same war

Battle of Emmaus is one of 94 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Palestine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1268317, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Emmaus, revision 1370439960, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.