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John Hyrcanus II (/ h ər ˈ k eɪ n ə s /, Hebrew: יוחנן הרקנוס Yohanan Hurqanos; died 30 BCE), a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, was for a long time the Jewish High Priest in the 1st century BCE.
John Hyrcanus II was the high priest of Judaea from 76 to 40 bc, and, with his brother Aristobulus II, last of the Maccabean (Hasmonean) dynastic rulers. Under Hyrcanus’ vacillating leadership, Judaea (southern of the three traditional divisions of ancient Palestine, today mostly in Israel) fell.
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Hyrcanus II was the high priest and ethnarch of Judea from 79 to 40 B.C., and the eldest son of Alexander Jannæus. He lost his throne and office to his brother Aristobulus, but regained them with Roman help, only to lose them again to Antipater and Herod.
Hyrcanus II. (killed 30 BCE) Eighth Hasmonean ruler of Judea. The indolent older son of Alexander Jannai and Salome Alexandra succeeded his father as high priest [76 BCE ], while his mother retained at least nominal control of political affairs.
John Hyrcanus (/ h ər ˈ k eɪ n ə s /; יוחנן הרקנוס Yōḥānān Hurqanōs; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, romanized: Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE).
HYRCANUS II (c. 103–30 b.c.e.), elder son of *Alexander Yannai and *Salome Alexandra. Since John Hyrcanus ii was born soon after his father's accession to the throne (103 b.c.e.), he was 72 years old at the time of his death and not, unless the traditional date of his parents' marriage is rejected, over 80 years old, as stated by Josephus ...
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Learn about John Hyrcanus II, the eldest son of Alexander Jannaeus and Alexandra, who served as High Priest of Judaea twice in the first century BC. Find out his name origin, political struggles, and tragic end at the hands of King Herod the Great.
