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 |
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| Aristobulus II canonical | 14 |
| Aristobulus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Aristobulus II Context triple: [Hasmonean dynasty, hasRuler, Aristobulus II]
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Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
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Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.
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John Hyrcanus I
John Hyrcanus I was a Hasmonean high priest and ruler of Judea in the late 2nd century BCE, known for expanding Jewish territory and consolidating political and religious authority.
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E.
Herod Philip
Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aristobulus II Target entity description: 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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A.
Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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B.
Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
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C.
Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.
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D.
John Hyrcanus I
John Hyrcanus I was a Hasmonean high priest and ruler of Judea in the late 2nd century BCE, known for expanding Jewish territory and consolidating political and religious authority.
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E.
Herod Philip
Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century BCE person
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Hasmonean ruler ⓘ Jewish prince ⓘ high priest ⓘ |
| ally |
Nabataean kingdom
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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)
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Antigonus II Mattathias ⓘ |
| conflict |
Hasmonean civil war
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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)
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Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE) ⓘ |
| father | Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ |
| floruit | mid-1st century BCE ⓘ |
| givenName |
Aristobulus II
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aristobulus
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| historicalSource |
Antiquities of the Jews
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surface form:
Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Flavius Josephus ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
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| impact |
Beginning of Roman hegemony over Judea
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End of independent Hasmonean rule ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| mother | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| notableWork | None (known primarily as political and religious leader) ⓘ |
| opponent |
Antipater the Idumaean
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Hyrcanus II ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Judea ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest of Judea
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King of Judah ⓘ
surface form:
King of Judea
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| predecessor | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Mariamne I
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surface form:
Alexandra (Hasmonean princess)
Hyrcanus II ⓘ Unknown Hasmonean siblings ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Capture by the Romans
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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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Subject: Aristobulus II Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (15)
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