Antipater the Idumaean

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Idumean noble historical figure political advisor

Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Idumean noble → historical figure → political advisor →
activeInCentury	1st century BCE →
activeInPeriod	late Hasmonean period →
advisorTo	Hyrcanus II NERFINISHED →
ally	Hyrcanus II NERFINISHED → Julius Caesar → Pompey the Great →
associatedWithEvent	Roman intervention in Hasmonean civil war → transition from Hasmonean to Herodian rule in Judea →
causeOfDeath	assassination →
child	Herod the Great NERFINISHED → Joseph NERFINISHED → Phasael → Pheroras →
countryOfCitizenship	Hasmonean Judea →
era	Late Hellenistic period →
ethnicity	Idumean →
gainedPowerThrough	Roman patronage →
historicalSource	Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews → Josephus, The Jewish War NERFINISHED →
house	Herodian dynasty →
influenced	Herod the Great’s political career →
knownFor	establishing Herodian family influence in Judea → securing Roman support for Hyrcanus II → supporting Hyrcanus II against Aristobulus II →
language	Aramaic → Greek →
name	Antipater the Idumaean →
notableRole	key architect of Herod the Great’s rise to power →
notableWork	political engineering that enabled Herod the Great’s rise →
occupation	court official → diplomat → politician →
parentOf	Herod the Great NERFINISHED →
patron	Julius Caesar NERFINISHED →
placeOfActivity	Judea →
placeOfBirth	Idumea →
politicalAlignment	pro-Roman →
positionHeld	advisor to Hyrcanus II → chief minister in Judea →
region	Levant →
religion	Judaism →
roleInGovernment	de facto ruler of Judea under Hyrcanus II →
spouse	Cypros →
supported	Hyrcanus II NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hyrcanus II →	ally
Herod the Great →	father
Antipater the Idumaean →	name
Aristobulus II →	opponent
Cypros →	spouse