Hyrcanus II

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hasmonean ruler
Judean monarch
ethnarch
high priest
ally Antipater the Idumaean
capturedBy Parthians
causeOfDownfall Parthian invasion
rise of Herod the Great
centuryOfActivity 1st century BCE
country Judea
dynasticHouse Hasmonean dynasty
endTime 30s BCE
ethnarchEnd 40 BCE
ethnarchStart 47 BCE
ethnicGroup Jewish people
event Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE)
executedBy Herod the Great NERFINISHED
father Alexander Jannaeus NERFINISHED
givenName Hyrcanus NERFINISHED
highPriesthoodEnd 40 BCE
67 BCE
highPriesthoodStart 63 BCE
76 BCE
influencedBy Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Pompey the Great
Roman Republic
language Aramaic
Hebrew
memberOf Hasmonean dynasty
mother Salome Alexandra
notableFor being a client ruler under Rome
conflict with his brother Aristobulus II
involvement in Roman intervention in Judea
weak political authority
opponent Antigonus II Mattathias NERFINISHED
Aristobulus II NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Jerusalem
positionHeld High Priest of Judea
ethnarch of Judea
predecessor Aristobulus II NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
roleInEvent restored as high priest by Pompey
sibling Aristobulus II NERFINISHED
startTime 76 BCE
status client ruler of Rome
successor Antigonus II Mattathias NERFINISHED
title ethnarch
high priest


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