Judas Maccabaeus
The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
Transliteration of Hebrew
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Part I. Historical Evaluation:
1. Introduction
2. The number of combatants on each side
3. The armament and tactical composition of the Jewish army
4. The ethnic origin and fighting capability of the Seleucid phalanx
5. The Seleucid army and mountain warfare
6. The military achievements of the Jewish forces
7. The battlefields, tactics and leadership of Judas Maccabaeus
Part II. Accounts of the Battles: Introduction, Text and Commentary:
8. The sources: their date, provenance and characteristics
9. The beginning of the Revolt and the battle against Apollonius
10. The ambush for Seron at the Beth Horon Ascent
11. The ceremony at Mizpah and the Ammaus campaign
12. Lysias' first expedition and the raid near Beth Zur
13. Lysias' second expedition and the battle at Beth Zacharia
14. The negotiations with Nicanor and the encounter at Kafar Salama
15. The battle of Adasa and Nicanor Day
16. Bacchides' second expedition and the battle of Elasa
Conclusion
Appendices
Excursus
Plates
Abbreviations
References
Indexe locorum
general index
Index of Greek terms
Index of Hebrew words and phrases.

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