Alexander Yannai
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Alexander Yannai was a Hasmonean king of Judea and high priest who ruled in the early 1st century BCE and is known for his expansionist policies and conflicts with the Pharisees.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Yannai canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasmonean king
ⓘ
Judean ruler ⓘ high priest ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alexander Jannaeus
ⓘ
Yannai ⓘ Yonatan ⓘ
surface form:
Yehonatan
|
| birthPlace | Judea ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| conflict |
Nabataean
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabateans
Pharisees ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Judea ⓘ |
| deathDate | 76 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ragaba ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| father | John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| house | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil strife in Judea
ⓘ
conflicts with the Pharisees ⓘ expansionist policies ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
crucifixion of many Pharisee opponents
ⓘ
siege of Gaza ⓘ war with Nabatean king Obodas I ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
combination of kingship and high priesthood in one person
ⓘ
forced Judaization of conquered populations ⓘ |
| politicalFactionAlignedWith | Sadducees ⓘ |
| politicalFactionOpposed | Pharisees ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest of Judea
ⓘ
Rex Iudaeorum ⓘ
surface form:
King of Judea
|
| predecessor | Aristobulus I ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean Kingdom of Judea
|
| reignEnd | 76 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 103 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Antiquities of the Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, The Jewish War
|
| spouse | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| successor | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Galilee
ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ
surface form:
Gaza
Perea ⓘ coastal cities of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
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