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Hasmonean rule over Judea lasted until 63 BCE, when the region fell to Rome: Pompey intervened in favor of Hyrcanus II, arrested Aristobulus II and conquered Jerusalem.
Context
Salome Alexandra (Shelamzion in Hebrew) ruled Jewish society from 76 to 67 BCE. She was not high priest, but she appointed whoever held the office. Her death in 67 BCE set off the succession struggle between her sons Aristobulus II and Hyrcanus II. From 200 BCE, Judea belonged to the Syrian kingdom founded by Seleucus I, which held it until Rome took over the region early in the first century BCE.
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§ 06Apparatus
Sources on this page
- 01Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 77; Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 520inspect
- 02Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 78; Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 520inspect
- 03Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman, p. 65inspect
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