Statement

Antiochus viewed the struggles between Jason and Menelaus as a revolt. He plundered the Temple, is said to have set up in it some sacrilegious object (an idol or an altar) in order to rededicate it to Zeus, and installed in Jerusalem a citadel garrisoned by non-Jewish soldiers.

Ancient witnesses mentioned by the source1 Macabeus · 2 Macabeus

References

1. p. 74

   supports · main text · ch. 3

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 74

   supports · main text · ch. 3

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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