In The Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Eras
Little mention is made of the Ammonites through the Persian and early Hellenistic periods. Their name appears, however, during the time of the Maccabees. The Ammonites, with some of the neighboring tribes, did their utmost to resist and check the revival of the Jewish power under Judas Maccabaeus.
The last notice of the Ammonites is in Justin Martyr (second century) Dialogue with Trypho (ยง 119), where it is affirmed that they were still a numerous people, concentrated in the south of Palestine.
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