[Eleutheria5]

The Maccabees won against the Greeks, though.

[SunkenCiv]

And against each other.

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[Olog-hai]

The Greek empire was the bronze part of the statue (belly and legs of the statue) that Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream. Fighting against the legs of iron (the Roman Empire) was a whole different kettle of fish, as well as the prophecy in Daniel 2:40 associated with it (that it would smash every other surrounding nation-state).