These 1st & 2nd century B.C. Jewish patriots were active in liberating Judea from Syrian rule
.... Apart from these 
disturbances the country enjoyed peace and prosperity until 611 C.E, when... [DOC] [TLE] Maccabees - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] A family of Jewish patriots of the second and first centuries B.C., active in the 
liberation of Judea from Syrian rule.