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Battle of Emmaus
The Battle of Emmaus took place in 166 BC between the Hasmonean rebels of Judea, led by Judas Maccabeus and the third expedition of Greek forces sent by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, this time led by Lysias and his general, Gorgias.
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