Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Judah Maccabee

Battles of Judah Maccabee

2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids, 501 BC to 160 BC

Judah Maccabee is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 167 BC and 160 BC: 6 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Palestine (3), Israel (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 85 km apart end to end, 17 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Maccabean Revolt (6).

Battle of the Ascent of LebonahBattle of Beth HoronBattle of EmmausBattle of Beth ZechariahBattle of AdasaBattle of ElasaBattle of Beth HoronBattle of EmmausBattle of Beth ZechariahBattle of AdasaAmmanBur SaidGaza CityHaifaIsmaïliaNablusEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs Suwayda200 km31.859N, 35.115E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

167 BC: 1 engagements1 in 167 BC166 BC: 1 engagements1 in 166 BC165 BC: 1 engagements1 in 165 BC162 BC: 1 engagements1 in 162 BC161 BC: 1 engagements1 in 161 BC160 BC: 1 engagements1 in 160 BC167 BC160 BC
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah, 167 BCBattle of Beth Horon, 166 BCBattle of Emmaus, 165 BCBattle of Beth Zechariah, 162 BCBattle of Adasa, 161 BCBattle of Elasa, 160 BC167 BC160 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
167 BCBattle of the Ascent of LebonahLebonah, PalestineJewish victory
166 BCBattle of Beth HoronBeth Horon, Israel22 km SWJewish victory
September 165 BCBattle of EmmausEmmaus, Palestine13 km SWJudean rebel victory
May 162 BCBattle of Beth ZechariahBeit Zakariah, Palestine23 km SESeleucid victory
March 161 BCBattle of AdasaAdasa, Israel22 km NEJewish victory
April 160 BCBattle of ElasaElasa, Israel5 km NWSeleucid victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Georges Reverdy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.