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'''Aretas II''' was a Nabatean King, 103 to 96 BCE.

See [[Nabatean Kings]]

==Overview==

Aretas II was a contemporary of [[Alexander Jannaeus]]. Under his reign the [[Nabateans]] first came into conflict with the [[Hasmoneans]].

According to Josephus, when [[Alexander Jannaeus]] besieged [[Gaza]] in 99 BCE, the inhabitants of the city requested help from "Areatas, king of the Arabs", but he failed to come to the rescue, and the city was destroyed.

Aretas II is probably to be identified with the Arab King named [[Herotimus]] who according to Justinus' Latin epitome of [[Pompeius Trogus]] led campaigns into Syria and Egypt to take control of the lucrative trade routes of Palestine. 

Aretas II was succeeded by his son [[Obodas I]].

==In Depth==

*[[Aretas II (sources)]] -- survey of ancient sources

==Related categories==

*[[Alexander Jannaeus]] / [[Gaza]]

==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretas_II Wikipedia] 


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