Hasmonean rule
About this date: A period marker rather than a single event in 140 BCE.
The Hasmonean dynasty links priestly and political power in an independent Jewish state before Roman domination.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
Scripture
- 1 Maccabees 13–16 — The final chapters of First Maccabees follow Simon's leadership and the transition to John Hyrcanus.