How did Mattathias begin the resistance against Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 BCE?

In 167 BCE, Mattathias, a priest from the village of Modein, initiated the resistance against Antiochus IV Epiphanes in response to the king's forced Hellenization of the Jews and the desecration of the Temple.123

The revolt began when Mattathias struck down a fellow Jew who was preparing to offer a sacrifice to pagan gods, as well as the king’s officer who was overseeing the act. Following this decisive act of defiance, Mattathias and his five sons fled to the Judaean hills, where they were joined by other Hasideans and those committed to the Law of Moses. From this base, they waged a guerrilla war against the Syrian forces, marking the beginning of the Maccabean struggle to defend their religious beliefs and cultural identity.213