Dr. Jodi Magness

So they established throughout their kingdoms cities which they named after themselves. So you get Antiochias, you get Ptolemaeus, you get Seleucus, whatever, throughout their kingdoms. And the... The sort of advantage of doing this was that these Greek cities, which literally are called Apollos, which is the word for city in Greek, these Greek cities had a lot of advantages for the inhabitants.

So they established throughout their kingdoms cities which they named after themselves. So you get Antiochias, you get Ptolemaeus, you get Seleucus, whatever, throughout their kingdoms. And the... The sort of advantage of doing this was that these Greek cities, which literally are called Apollos, which is the word for city in Greek, these Greek cities had a lot of advantages for the inhabitants.

So they established throughout their kingdoms cities which they named after themselves. So you get Antiochias, you get Ptolemaeus, you get Seleucus, whatever, throughout their kingdoms. And the... The sort of advantage of doing this was that these Greek cities, which literally are called Apollos, which is the word for city in Greek, these Greek cities had a lot of advantages for the inhabitants.

So if you were living in a city that was now newly established or a city that had already existed but was rebuilt and given the status of a Greek city... You had the advantage of now living in a city where you had great new schools to send your kids to for an education, theaters where you could go and watch performances, new temples to worship the gods.

So if you were living in a city that was now newly established or a city that had already existed but was rebuilt and given the status of a Greek city... You had the advantage of now living in a city where you had great new schools to send your kids to for an education, theaters where you could go and watch performances, new temples to worship the gods.

So if you were living in a city that was now newly established or a city that had already existed but was rebuilt and given the status of a Greek city... You had the advantage of now living in a city where you had great new schools to send your kids to for an education, theaters where you could go and watch performances, new temples to worship the gods.

There were other benefits, like, for example, you had tax exemptions or tax breaks and things like that. So it was great benefit, actually. But it also helped these successors of Alexander promote the spread of Greek culture. Because the kingdoms that these successors of Alexander ruled over were very diverse. They had different populations, ancient Near Eastern populations.

There were other benefits, like, for example, you had tax exemptions or tax breaks and things like that. So it was great benefit, actually. But it also helped these successors of Alexander promote the spread of Greek culture. Because the kingdoms that these successors of Alexander ruled over were very diverse. They had different populations, ancient Near Eastern populations.

There were other benefits, like, for example, you had tax exemptions or tax breaks and things like that. So it was great benefit, actually. But it also helped these successors of Alexander promote the spread of Greek culture. Because the kingdoms that these successors of Alexander ruled over were very diverse. They had different populations, ancient Near Eastern populations.

They spoke different languages. They had different customs. They worshiped different gods. And one of the ways that Alexander's successors were able to sort of unify these diverse populations was by spreading Greek culture. And the establishment of these Greek cities was a way to sort of promote the spread of Greek culture. And now what you had were the youth learning groups the Greek language.

They spoke different languages. They had different customs. They worshiped different gods. And one of the ways that Alexander's successors were able to sort of unify these diverse populations was by spreading Greek culture. And the establishment of these Greek cities was a way to sort of promote the spread of Greek culture. And now what you had were the youth learning groups the Greek language.

They spoke different languages. They had different customs. They worshiped different gods. And one of the ways that Alexander's successors were able to sort of unify these diverse populations was by spreading Greek culture. And the establishment of these Greek cities was a way to sort of promote the spread of Greek culture. And now what you had were the youth learning groups the Greek language.

And of course, even if you weren't young and you went to a theater play. And so this was a kind of a way that these successors of Alexander used Greek culture as a means of unifying their kingdoms. And I actually think that that's what Antiochus IV was trying to do here.

And of course, even if you weren't young and you went to a theater play. And so this was a kind of a way that these successors of Alexander used Greek culture as a means of unifying their kingdoms. And I actually think that that's what Antiochus IV was trying to do here.

And of course, even if you weren't young and you went to a theater play. And so this was a kind of a way that these successors of Alexander used Greek culture as a means of unifying their kingdoms. And I actually think that that's what Antiochus IV was trying to do here.

I think, you know, we saw Judea, you know, it's got all these different people with these different or what he probably thought were sort of weird customs or whatever. And, you know, we thought, well, let's bring them into the fold.

I think, you know, we saw Judea, you know, it's got all these different people with these different or what he probably thought were sort of weird customs or whatever. And, you know, we thought, well, let's bring them into the fold.

I think, you know, we saw Judea, you know, it's got all these different people with these different or what he probably thought were sort of weird customs or whatever. And, you know, we thought, well, let's bring them into the fold.

Let's mandate that everybody is going to now adopt Greek culture and get rid of sort of these problems, which, you know, are fostered by these kind of internal civil wars and opposition and so on. So I think that he was using I'll say this term, it's debated. But anyway, he's using Hellenization, meaning sort of the trying to promote the spread of Greek culture, not to punish the Jews, per se.

Let's mandate that everybody is going to now adopt Greek culture and get rid of sort of these problems, which, you know, are fostered by these kind of internal civil wars and opposition and so on. So I think that he was using I'll say this term, it's debated. But anyway, he's using Hellenization, meaning sort of the trying to promote the spread of Greek culture, not to punish the Jews, per se.