Aristobulus IV
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Aristobulus IV was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great whose execution reflected the intense political intrigue and familial conflict of Herod’s court.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aristobulus IV canonical | 13 |
| Aristobulus | 1 |
| Aristobulus Minor | 1 |
| Herod of Aristobulus (Herod V?) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742451 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Aristobulus IV Context triple: [Herod the Great, child, Aristobulus IV]
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Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
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Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
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D.
Antigonus II Mattathias
Antigonus II Mattathias was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance to Roman domination before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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E.
Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aristobulus IV Target entity description: Aristobulus IV was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great whose execution reflected the intense political intrigue and familial conflict of Herod’s court.
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A.
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
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B.
Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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C.
Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
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D.
Antigonus II Mattathias
Antigonus II Mattathias was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance to Roman domination before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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E.
Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judean prince
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member of the Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hasmonean royal lineage through his mother
ⓘ
Roman client-kingdom politics in Judea ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Herodian
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodian court
Judea ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| child |
Aristobulus IV
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristobulus Minor
Herod Agrippa I ⓘ Herod of Chalcis ⓘ Herodias ⓘ Mariamne III ⓘ |
| culturalBackground |
Herodian dynasty
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surface form:
Herodian-Hasmonean aristocracy
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| descendant |
Berenice (Herodian princess)
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surface form:
Berenice (great-granddaughter, daughter of Herod Agrippa I)
Herod Agrippa II ⓘ
surface form:
Herod Agrippa II (through Herod Agrippa I)
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| dynasty | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Judean ⓘ |
| father | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| fullName | Aristobulus IV self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Hyrcanus II ⓘ |
| grandfatherInstanceOf | Hasmonean high priest ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Herodian Kingdom
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surface form:
Herodian Kingdom of Judea
|
| house | House of Herod ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | judicial killing ordered by Herod the Great ⓘ |
| maternalHouse | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| mother | Mariamne I ⓘ |
| motherInstanceOf | Hasmonean princess ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a son of Herod the Great executed on his father’s orders
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role in succession struggles in Herod the Great’s court ⓘ |
| politicalContext | intrigue and factional conflict at the Herodian court ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | potential heir to Herod the Great ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alexander of Judea
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surface form:
Alexander (son of Herod and Mariamne I)
Cypros (daughter of Phasael) ⓘ
surface form:
Cypros (daughter of Herod and Mariamne I)
Salampsio ⓘ |
| source |
Antiquities of the Jews
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surface form:
Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
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| spouse | Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) ⓘ |
| spouseInstanceOf | Herodian princess ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Aristobulus IV Description of subject: Aristobulus IV was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great whose execution reflected the intense political intrigue and familial conflict of Herod’s court.
Referenced by (16)
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