Hasmonean civil war

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The Hasmonean civil war was an internal conflict in the late Hasmonean Kingdom of Judea in which rival royal family members fought for the throne, ultimately paving the way for Roman intervention and domination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
internal conflict
alsoKnownAs Hasmonean civil war
surface form: Hasmonean dynastic war

civil war between Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II
conflictIn 1st century BCE
conflictType dynastic struggle
documentedIn Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: The Jewish War

writings of Flavius Josephus
endTime 63 BCE
followedBy Roman client-kingdom period in Judea
rise of Herodian influence in Judea
hasCause internal political instability in the Hasmonean Kingdom
rival claims to the throne of Judea
succession dispute in the Hasmonean dynasty
hasEffect end of de facto Hasmonean sovereignty
increased Roman political influence in the region
weakening of Hasmonean royal authority
involved Antipater the Idumaean
surface form: Antipater the Idumean

Aretas III of Nabatea
Idumean forces
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Nabataean kingdom
surface form: Nabataean Kingdom

Pharisees
Pompey the Great
Roman Republic
Sadducees
languageContext Aramaic
Greek
Hebrew
locatedIn Eastern Mediterranean
Hasmonean dynasty
surface form: Hasmonean Kingdom of Judea

Levant region
surface form: Levant
mainBelligerent Aristobulus II
Hasmonean dynasty
surface form: Hasmonean royal family factions

Hyrcanus II
opposedBy supporters of Aristobulus II
supporters of Hyrcanus II
partOf history of Judea
history of the Hasmonean Kingdom
precededBy reign of Alexander Jannaeus
reign of Salome Alexandra
religiousContext Second Temple Judaism
result Roman domination over Judea
Roman intervention in Judea
installation of Hyrcanus II as high priest under Roman oversight
loss of Hasmonean independence
significantEvent Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE)
surface form: siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE)
startTime 67 BCE

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Hasmonean dynasty conflict Hasmonean civil war
Aristobulus II conflict Hasmonean civil war
Antipater the Idumaean associatedWithEvent Hasmonean civil war
this entity surface form: Roman intervention in Hasmonean civil war
Hasmonean civil war alsoKnownAs Hasmonean civil war
this entity surface form: Hasmonean dynastic war
Salome I associatedWith Hasmonean civil war
this entity surface form: Hasmonean–Herodian power transition
Antigonus II conflict Hasmonean civil war
this entity surface form: Hasmonean–Herodian civil war
Mattathias Antigonus conflict Hasmonean civil war
this entity surface form: Hasmonean–Herodian power struggle
Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE) partOf Hasmonean civil war
Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE) precededBy Hasmonean civil war
Pompey’s Eastern campaigns opposedBy Hasmonean civil war
this entity surface form: Hasmonean factions in Judea
Pompey’s Eastern campaigns hasPart Hasmonean civil war
this entity surface form: Intervention in Judea