Complex sentence: Built by Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, after his sacking of the city in 168 BCE, the fortress played a significant role in the events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt and the formation of the Hasmonean Kingdom.
Split into simpler sentences: Built by Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, after his sacking of the city in 168 BCE. The fortress played a significant role in the events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt and the formation of the Hasmonean Kingdom.