Religion

Error Correction

By Charles Isaac Rabinowitz

Hi, I would like to correct an error I made in my Hanukkah article in issue 1. I said that the Seleucid Empire was centered around modern-day Greece. That is false. In reality, they are centered around modern-day Syria. Their culture was very Hellenic, however, because the Seleucids were formerly a part of the Hellenic Macedonian Empire.

Sources:

• “Seleucid Empire.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire.

• “Seleucid Empire - Google Images.” Google Images, Google, https://www.google.com/search?q=Seleucid%2BEmpire&rlz=1CARWXF_enUS988&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3y5GOvq31AhW-lIkEHSl3BlQQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1517&bih=702&dpr=0.9&safe=active&ssui=on.

• “Seleucid Empire at Its Height - Google Images.” Google Images, Google, https://www.google.com/search?q=Seleucid%2BEmpire%2Bat%2Bits%2Bheight&rlz=1CARWXF_enUS988&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy6-Hwvq31AhVylYkEHcw0BPIQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1517&bih=702&dpr=0.9&safe=active&ssui=on.

• Rabinowitz, Charles Isaac. “Hanukkah: History, Meaning, and Celebration.” The Keller Courier, 23 Dec. 2021, pp. 11–12.

• Chaliakopoulos, Antonis. “The Rise And Fall Of The Seleucid Empire In 9 Facts.” The Collector, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.thecollector.com/seleucid-empire/.

• Antoniadis, Christos. “The Seleucid Empire: The Rise and Fall of a Hellenistic State.” Medium, 25 July 2019, https://medium.com/@christoss200/the-seleucid-empire-7e4195731e58#:~:text=The%20Seleucids%20managed%20to%20dominate,that%20of%20Qin%20Dynasty%20China