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*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Aretas II (subject)]] | |||
'''Aretas II''' was a Nabatean King, 103 to 96 BCE. | |||
See [[Nabatean Kings]] | |||
==Overview== | |||
Aretas II was a contemporary of [[Alexander Jannaeus]]. | |||
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 in Scholarship== | |||
==Aretas II in Fiction== | |||
==Related categories== | |||
*[[Alexander Jannaeus]] / [[Gaza]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretas_II Wikipedia] | |||
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[[Category:People]] | |||
Revision as of 07:54, 18 October 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Aretas II (sources)
- SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Aretas II (subject)
Aretas II was a Nabatean King, 103 to 96 BCE.
See Nabatean Kings
Overview
Aretas II was a contemporary of Alexander Jannaeus.
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.