Alexander Jannaeus

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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.

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Alexander Jannaeus canonical 13
Jannaeus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hasmonean ruler
Jewish monarch
high priest of Judea
historical figure
king of Judea
alliedWith Sadducees
alsoKnownAs Alexander Yannai
Yannai
Yonatan
surface form: Yehonatan
birthPlace Judea
burialPlace Jerusalem
capital Jerusalem
coinage issued Hasmonean coins bearing his name
conflict civil war in Judea
wars with neighboring Hellenistic cities
conflictWith Pharisees
countryRuled Judea
deathDate c. 76 BCE
deathPlace Judea
dynasty Hasmonean dynasty
ethnicGroup Jewish
expandedTerritory Jordan
surface form: Transjordan

coastal cities of the eastern Mediterranean
parts of Idumea
familyName Alexander Jannaeus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jannaeus
father John Hyrcanus I
givenName Alexander
governmentForm monarchy
house Hasmonean dynasty
surface form: House of Hasmoneus
language Aramaic
Hebrew
mother unknown
notableEvent mass crucifixion of opponents in Jerusalem
notableFor civil conflict with the Pharisees
combining kingship and high priesthood
harsh and repressive rule
territorial expansion of Judea
positionHeld High Priest of the returned exiles
surface form: High Priest of Jerusalem

King of Judea
predecessor Aristobulus I
reignEnd c. 76 BCE
reignStart c. 103 BCE
religion Judaism
sourceMention writings of Josephus
spouse Salome Alexandra
successor Salome Alexandra
timePeriod early 1st century BCE
late 2nd century BCE

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Hasmonean dynasty hasRuler Alexander Jannaeus
Machaerus builtBy Alexander Jannaeus
Antigonus II Mattathias grandfather Alexander Jannaeus
Aristobulus II father Alexander Jannaeus
Aristobulus I successor Alexander Jannaeus
Aristobulus I sibling Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus familyName Alexander Jannaeus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jannaeus
Hyrcanus II father Alexander Jannaeus
Hasmon hasDescendant Alexander Jannaeus
Salome Alexandra spouse Alexander Jannaeus
Salome Alexandra predecessor Alexander Jannaeus
Antigonus II grandfather Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Yannai alsoKnownAs Alexander Jannaeus
Yannai name Alexander Jannaeus