Seleucid Empire
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–Asia – Persia
–Controlled the
Levant back and forth with Greek Egypt at this time Seleucid empire was
in control
–Goal was
Hellenization
–175 BC
–Jason is the high
priest – who has taken on a political controlling influence
–Antiochus IV is the
head of the Seleucid empire
–Jason was open to
Hellenization and built gymnasiums and encouraged priests to go
to the sporting events
–Jason rebelled against Antiochus IV and Antiochus sent in troops