Parthian invasion

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1st-century BCE conflict historical event military invasion

The Parthian invasion was a 1st-century BCE military intervention by the Parthian Empire into Judea that reshaped the region’s political landscape and contributed to the downfall of Hasmonean ruler Hyrcanus II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Parthian invasion canonical	1
Parthian invasion of Syria and Judea	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	1st-century BCE conflict ⓘ historical event ⓘ military invasion ⓘ
affected	Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ political landscape of Judea ⓘ
alliedWith	Antigonus II Mattathias ⓘ
cause	Parthian attempt to expand influence in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Parthian desire to weaken Roman power in the region ⓘ
conflictWith	Herodian faction ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
context	Roman civil wars in the late Republic ⓘ struggle between rival Hasmonean claimants ⓘ
contributedTo	downfall of Hyrcanus II ⓘ end of effective Hasmonean independence ⓘ
describedIn	Works of Flavius Josephus ⓘ surface form: writings of Flavius Josephus
endTime	37 BCE ⓘ
followedBy	Herodian Kingdom under Roman client status ⓘ Roman reconquest of Judea ⓘ
hasLocation	Jerusalem ⓘ Judea ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant
hasParticipant	Antigonus II Mattathias ⓘ Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean Kingdom Herod the Great ⓘ Hyrcanus II ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ Parthian Empire ⓘ
ledBy	Barzapharnes ⓘ Pacorus I of Parthia ⓘ surface form: Pacorus I
militaryAction	capture of Jerusalem ⓘ seizure of key Judean strongholds ⓘ
opposedBy	Herod the Great ⓘ Roman forces loyal to Mark Antony ⓘ
partOf	Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Parthian conflicts
primaryTheaterOfWar	Judea ⓘ
region	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
result	Roman intervention in Judea ⓘ eventual establishment of Herod the Great as king of Judea ⓘ flight of Herod to Roman territory ⓘ installation of Antigonus II Mattathias as king and high priest ⓘ mutilation and deposition of Hyrcanus II ⓘ overthrow of Hyrcanus II ⓘ temporary Parthian control over Judea ⓘ
significance	demonstrated Parthian capacity to intervene in Roman client kingdoms ⓘ shifted Judea from Hasmonean to Herodian rule under Rome ⓘ
startTime	40 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century BCE ⓘ

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Subject: Parthian invasion
Description of subject: The Parthian invasion was a 1st-century BCE military intervention by the Parthian Empire into Judea that reshaped the region’s political landscape and contributed to the downfall of Hasmonean ruler Hyrcanus II.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hyrcanus II → causeOfDownfall → Parthian invasion ⓘ

Antigonus II → event → Parthian invasion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthian invasion of Syria and Judea