ocr: Hanukkah History - Cast of Characters ALEXANDER THE GREAT Upon his death, his great empire was divided into four groups. Between the four, fighting ensued and continued through the years. lt was out of this civil unrest that the Festival of Hanukkah came to fruition. ANTIOCHUS Became King of Syria in 175 BCE. Believing he was God himself, Antiochus determined to rid Syria of Judaism. He forbade religious rituals to be performed. In fact, he placed a statue of Jupiter, designed to look like himself, over the altar in the Temple in Jerusalem. MENELAUS Not born into a priestly family, Menelaus no ...
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