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Hebrew family, sometimes known as the
Hasmonaeans. It was founded by the priest
Mattathias (died 166 BC) who, with his sons,
led the struggle for independence against the
Syrians in the 2nd century BC. Judas (died
161) reconquered Jerusalem in 164 BC, and
Simon (died 135) established its independence
in 142 BC. The revolt of the Maccabees lasted
until the capture of Jerusalem by the Romans
in 63 BC. The story is told in four books of
the Apocrypha.