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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aristobulus