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> [The Jews had a love-hate relationship with the Greek culture. They craved its civilization but resented its dominance. Josephus says they regarded Greeks as feckless, promiscuous, modernizing lightweights, yet many Jerusalemites were already living the fashionable lifestyle using Greek and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-jews-had-a-love-hate-relationship-with-the-greek-culture-they/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“subjects nicknamed him Epumanes – the Madman. But there was method in his madness for he hoped to bind his empire together around the worship of one king, one religion. He fully expected his subjects to worship their local gods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sebag-montefiore/subjects-nicknamed-him-epumanes-the-madman-but-there-was-method-in/)

[Simon Sebag Montefiore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sebag-montefiore/)

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