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Old Testament & Apocrypha



1&2 Maccabees


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This 15th century French miniature by Jean Fouquet shows Antiochus ordering the merciless massacre of 40,000 people.

Antiochus
This 15th century French miniature by Jean Fouquet shows Antiochus ordering the merciless massacre of 40,000 people..

A miniature from a 15th century manuscript by the Italian artist Boccaciao shows Antiochus collecting taxes.

Antiochus
A miniature from a 15th century manuscript by the Italian artist Boccaciao shows Antiochus collecting taxes..

This painting by the French artist Jean Gros (1771-1835) shows King Antiochus trying to persuade Eleazar to eat the burnt meat of a pig.

Antiochus
This painting by the French artist Jean Gros (1771-1835) shows King Antiochus trying to persuade Eleazar to eat the burnt meat of a pig..

The pillage of Jerusalem by Antiochus - a miniature

Antiochus
The pillage of Jerusalem by Antiochus - a miniature.
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Bacchides laid siege to Bethbasi & eventually the forces of Bacchides were routed. A 15th century miniature by the French artist Jean Fouquet.

Bacchides
Bacchides laid siege to Bethbasi & eventually the forces of Bacchides were routed. A 15th century miniature by the French artist Jean Fouquet..

This painting by the Italian Renaissance painter, Raphael (1483-1520) shows a mounted warrior striking down Heliodorus, Seleucus` chancellor, when he was sent to take the money from the treasury in the Temple.

Heliodorus
This painting by the Italian Renaissance painter, Raphael (1483-1520) shows a mounted warrior striking down Heliodorus, Seleucus` chancellor, when he was sent to take the money from the treasury in the Temple..

Scenes from the revolt of the Maccabees - a miniature from a French manuscript, 13th century

Revolt
Scenes from the revolt of the Maccabees - a miniature from a French manuscript, 13th century.