Maccabean Revolt

**Artorius Rex** · 05-17-2007, 17:29

I was thinking more along the lines of using BI to start with the jews as a small horde so and that your objectives are to regain the areas of land promised to them in the bible. IF the jews start to lose, they can petition the Roman Empire, which will then bring maybe one legion to your aid. Yes other factions would be playable though.

**abou** · 05-21-2007, 06:51

The only problem is that what information is available from historical accounts (eg. Macc. I and II) is horribly skewed and inaccurate & the politics and intricacies of the revolt are rarely looked at. However, if you are interested there are three books you should see if you can get your hands on (preferably from the library because they are prohibitively expensive to own):

The Seleucid Army: Organisation and Tactics in the Great Campaigns by B. Bar-Kochva

Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids by B. Bar-Kochva

From Samarkhand to Sardis: A New Approach to the Seleucid Empire (Hellenistic Culture and Society) by Susan Sherwin-White and Amélie Kuhrt

**Artorius Rex** · 05-22-2007, 21:55

Well, its not like I have any modding skillz anyway, I just wanted to know if this had been discussed before, or if someone had made a mod of it already.

**abou** · 05-24-2007, 09:04

Hey man, if you're feeling motivated enough do some research for it; then seek out a mod and see what support you can conjur up. Perhaps a mini-mod might be what you're looking for based off of a current one. EB, RTR, or some of the others would be a good place to start looking for help or ideas.

**Artorius Rex** · 05-25-2007, 03:04

Thanks for your support, and maybe I will take your advice. Probably RTR would be best just do to how less complicated it is compared to EB.

**snevets** · 05-25-2007, 03:27

You can make God the senate, although you may have trouble giving the Judean faction leader the power to make the earth stop rotating (awesome special ability, it's like something out of an rpg).

Seriously though it would make for an interesting mod, it's a very interesting conflict, although you may raise some objections. Good luck,

Snevets.

**Artorius Rex** · 05-25-2007, 18:35

People complain about anything, so I'm not worried about that. From the small parts that I did read, it seemed like God didn't do quite the same type of stuff as with Joshua, or David, so I don't think I would make him the senate. The ancient Chinese actually have a record of there being an extra day, but I don't remember where I found this so that doesn't really help you guys.