What the records say
- When
- 166 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.89° N, 35.12° E
- Description
- 166 BC or 165 BCE battle
Battle of Beth Horon (166 BC)
Battle
The Battle of Beth Horon or Battle with Seron was fought at some point between Spring 166 BC to Spring 165 BC during the Maccabean Revolt between Judean rebels led by Judas Maccabeus and an army of the Seleucid Empire under the command of Seron, a commander of the Syrian army. Beth-Horon, or Bethoron, was a strategic mountain pass leading from the coastal plain to the Judean hill country.
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