Original sentence: The Maccabees were a Jewish family who against the rule of the Seleucid dynasty; they founded the Hasmonean royal line and established Jewish independence for about 100 years (from 165 BC to 63 BC)
Edited sentence: The Maccabees were Jewish freedom fighters against the oppression of the Seleucid dynasty; they founded the Hasmonean royal line and established Jewish independence for about 100 years (from 165 BC to 63 BC)