Maccabean

Maccabean describes people, actions, and traditions associated with the Jewish uprising of the second century BCE, most prominently led by Judah Maccabee. The revolt opposed Greek, Seleucid policies that restricted Jewish worship and communal life. The term applies broadly to the movement itself, its leaders and followers, and later Jewish writings that preserve memories of the conflict, including accounts found in the Books of the Maccabees.