Aristobulus II

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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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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aristobulus II canonical 14
Aristobulus 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 1st-century BCE person
Hasmonean ruler
Jewish prince
high priest
ally Nabataean kingdom
surface form: Nabataean Kingdom (initially allied with Hyrcanus II against him)
burialPlace Unknown
causeOf Roman intervention in Judean politics
child Alexander (son of Aristobulus II)
Antigonus II Mattathias
conflict Hasmonean civil war
Judean civil war between Aristobulus II and Hyrcanus II
country Judea
dateOfBirth circa 100 BCE
dateOfDeath 49 BCE
ethnicGroup Jews
event Roman intervention in Judea (63 BCE)
Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE)
father Alexander Jannaeus
floruit mid-1st century BCE
givenName Aristobulus II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aristobulus
historicalSource Antiquities of the Jews
surface form: Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews

Flavius Josephus
surface form: Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
impact Beginning of Roman hegemony over Judea
End of independent Hasmonean rule
languageSpoken Aramaic
Hebrew
memberOf Hasmonean dynasty
mother Salome Alexandra
notableWork None (known primarily as political and religious leader)
opponent Antipater the Idumaean
Hyrcanus II
Pompey the Great
placeOfBirth Judea
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld High Priest of Judea
King of Judah
surface form: King of Judea
predecessor Salome Alexandra
religion Judaism
sibling Mariamne I
surface form: Alexandra (Hasmonean princess)

Hyrcanus II
Unknown Hasmonean siblings
significantEvent Capture by the Romans
Deposition by Pompey the Great
Escape from Roman custody
Execution by poisoning
Paraded in Pompey’s triumph in Rome
Recapture by the Romans
spouse Unknown Hasmonean noblewoman
successor Hyrcanus II

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

Hasmonean dynasty hasRuler Aristobulus II
Antigonus II Mattathias father Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II givenName Aristobulus II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aristobulus
Hyrcanus II sibling Aristobulus II
Hyrcanus II predecessor Aristobulus II
Hyrcanus II opponent Aristobulus II
Salome Alexandra child Aristobulus II
Aristobulus III of Judea grandfather Aristobulus II
Hasmonean civil war mainBelligerent Aristobulus II
Antigonus II father Aristobulus II
Mattathias Antigonus father Aristobulus II