Original sentence: + -*The victory of the ancient Jewish Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire, begun by Mattathias and continued by Judah Maccabee and his other sons, who defeated overwhelming forces and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem, almost two centuries before the common era.However, because traditionally Jews do not glorify war and the Hasmoneans later became corrupt, Judaism does not emphasize the military aspects of the holiday but concentrates on celebrating the positives spiritual aspects about the Temple's rededication and the associated miracle of the Hanukkah lights as described in the Talmud.The triumph of Judaism's spiritual values as embodied in its Torah (symbolized by the Menorah, since the Torah is compared to light) over Hellenistic civilization which under Antiochus IV had attempted to Hellenize (convert to Greek) the Jews away from practicing Judaism's commandments.The victory of the ancient Jewish Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire, begun by Mattathias and continued by Judah Maccabee and his other sons, who defeated overwhelming forces and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem, almost two centuries before the common era
Edited sentence: The rebellion was begun by Mattathias Maccabee and continued by Judah Maccabee and his other sons.The triumph of Jewish purists over Hellenized Jews — that is, Jews who had fully adopted Greek language and Greek-style dress, customs and manners, though simultaneously retaining a Jewish identity.The victory of the Jews over Antiochus IV.They defeated overwhelming forces, and re-dedicated the Second Temple.This lesser-known civil war among Jews happened after the Maccabees' victory