1 Maccabees 8:3-5

Good News Translation

³ He had been told what they had done in Spain when they captured the silver mines and the gold mines there. ⁴ By careful planning and persistence, they had conquered the whole country, even though it was far from Rome. They had overcome the kings from distant lands who had fought against them; they had defeated them so badly that the survivors had to pay annual taxes. ⁵ They had fought and conquered Philip and Perseus, kings of Macedonia, and all who had joined them against Rome.