1 Maccabees 8:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹ The Greeks thought about coming to destroy them. ¹⁰ But the Romans became aware of this, so they sent a general against the Greeks and attacked them. Many Greeks were wounded and died. The Romans took their wives and children captive. They plundered them, conquered their land, tore down their fortresses, and enslaved them to this day. ¹¹ They destroyed and enslaved many of the remaining kingdoms and islands that opposed them.