ייִדישער מחשבֿה אויף עובדיה 1:8

The empire which is next [third], Daniel sees it as a leopard, because this empire corresponds to the third aspect within a Man. For the third aspect is the שכל, as this empire contained wisdom and understanding, as we will explain at length. For the entire essence of this empire was the search for wisdom, as is well known about the Greeks, as we will explain. And therefore their attention was fixed upon the Torah and to nullify it from Yisrael, for they didn't want this wisdom, specifically in that it [the Torah] is a great wisdom and more elevated wisdom than human wisdom which they [the Greeks] had. For it is the Torah, and it is the wisdom of everything. And this wisdom, which is upon everything, is not suitable to the nations, as is explained in the Midrash. So it says in the Midrash (Lamentations Rabbah 2:13): ""Her king and her leaders are in exile, Torah is no more": if a man should say to you: 'There is wisdom among the nations', believe it. See! It is written: "I will make the wise vanish from Edom, understanding from Esau’s mount (Obadiah 1:8)". If a man should say: 'There is Torah among the nations', do not believe it, as it is written: "Her king and her leaders are in exile, Torah is no more"." And thus the empire, which are the Greeks, did not oppose Yisrael except for regarding their Torah, as we will explain this idea.