The Maccabees were Jewish rebel warriors who fought against Ancient Greco-Roman Hellenization in the 2nd Century BC. Maccabees may also refer to: Music The Maccabees (band), English indie rock band Maccabeez, an affiliate group of the Wu-Tang-Clan Other Books of the Maccabees, deuterocanonical books Knights of the Maccabees, fraternal organization Maccabees Building in Detroit, Michigan Maccabees, a neighborhood patrol organization in Crown Heights, Brooklyn from 1964 to 1971 See also Maccabi (disambiguation) Maccabeus (disambiguation) Maccabiah (disambiguation) The Maccabaean, early 20th century American magazine Maccabaeans The Maccabeats, band from Yeshiva University