Complex sentence: The Jewish Dark Ages came to an end in 164 BCE, when the Maccabees rebelled against the Seleucid Empire and succeeded in reestablishing an independent Jewish kingdom in the Land of Israel.
Split into simpler sentences: The Jewish Dark Ages came to an end. In 164 BCE, the Maccabees rebelled against the Seleucid Empire and succeeded in reestablishing an independent Jewish kingdom in the Land of Israel.