bgr_807965 - JUDAEA - HASMOAEAN KINGDOM - AFTER ALEXANDER JANNAEUS Prutah

JUDAEA - HASMOAEAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER JANNAEUS

(76-63 BC)

After the disappearance of Alexandre Jannée in 76 BC, his wife Salomé Alexandra succeeded her husband and from 67, their two sons Hyrcan II (67 and 63 40 BC) and Aristobule II (67-63 BC) took over. The two brothers entered into an armed struggle. The kings of the Nabataeans entered into the conflict. Aristobulus II, king and high priest was finally dethroned by Pompey who took Jerusalem and seized the temple. Sent to Rome with his family, Aristobulus was succeeded by his brother Hyrcanus II who then reigned until 40 BC..