-167

This page relates to the year -167 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

With Rome, Consul At of Quintus Aelius Paetus and Mr. Junius Pennus.
the Romains bring back the order in Greece by all the means: exile, residence forced in Italy, summary executions.
Triumph of Paul Emile in Rome, which lasts during three days.
the direct tax on the Roman citizens ( tributum ) under the military expenditure is abolished, compensated by the tribute of 100 talent S imposed on Macedonia.
the Roman knights require of the Roman Sénat the tenant farming of the mines of Macedonia, which constitutes a very important income. This one refuses, pretexting that this control could not be exerted without the ministry for the Publicain S, and to have recourse to them was to compromise the rights of the State or to sacrifice the freedom of the allies.

Paul Emile destroys seventy cities Epiriotes and sells 150 000 inhabitants like slaves. The country, ruined, will be incorporated in the province of Macedonia in -148.
the Royaume of Macedonia is divided into four independent republics. The Koinon of the Macedonians is removed.
Independence of the Confederation lycian.
Polybe in Rome.

the king séleucide, Antiochos IV of Syria prohibits the Jewish religion and replaces in the Temple crowned, the furnace bridge of Yahvé by a furnace bridge devoted to Zeus. Rising Juif is organized under the direction of the priest Mattathias and his sons, the Maccabées.

April: edict of persecution: The Athenian Géronte, royal delegate, imposes the hellenisation of the worship and manners on Jerusalem as in Samarie. The Temple of Jerusalem is dedicated to Zeus Olympien and that of the Mont Garizim in hospital Zeus.
In December, one inaugurates a pagan furnace bridge in the temple (“ the abomination of desolation ”) by celebrating pagan sacrifices (pigs), and the dionysiaques festivals. Death is issued against whoever would observe the habits Jews (food Sabbat, Circoncision, taboos). The books of the Loi are torn and burned. This systematic hellenisation is partly accepted by the Samaritans, in Galileo and Galaad. In Judaea, certain notable and dignitaries, high to Greek, subject themselves. Others prefer the exile (the priest Onias IV in Egypt). The people accept by force, to survive. Others are withdrawn in the countryside or hide in caves to observe the Law. Some Juifs are stopped and carried out. Of other finally revolt and take the maquis.

Revolt of the Maccabées against the political domination of the Séleucides and the cultural model hellenistic (- 167/-142). With its five sons, Mattathias the Hasmonéen, priest of the descent of Yôatrib, refuses to sacrifice in front of the envoys of the king to Modîn. It cuts the throat of a Jew which was going to celebrate a sacrifice pagan and keep silent the envoy of the king, gives the signal of the revolt and takes the maquis. It gathers around him 6000 men faithful to the Law. Its partisans reverse the pagan furnace bridges, circoncisent of force the children and burn the villages passed to the hellenism.

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