It was in a secular article quoting directly from II Maccabees which is generally considered one of the reliable sefarim sefarim chitzonim. Calling it a zecher is as good an explanation as any. Josephus says something similar too.
It was in a secular article quoting directly from II Maccabees which is generally considered one of the reliable sefarim sefarim chitzonim. Calling it a zecher is as good an explanation as any. Josephus says something similar too.