Megillat_Antiochus Megillat Antiochus ( - "The Scroll of Antiochus"; also "Megillat HaHashmonaim", or "Megillat Hanukkah") is a work recounting the story of Hannukah and the history of the victory of the Maccabees (Hasmoneans) over the Seleucid Empire.This work has come down to us in both Aramaic and Hebrew; the Hebrew version is a literal translation from the Aramaic original. It was published for the first time in Mantova in 1557. The Hebrew text with an English translation can be found in the Siddur of Philip Birnbaum.