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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Scaurus (sources)]] | |||
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Scaurus (subject)]] | |||
'''Marcus Aemilius Scaurus''' was the Roman governor of Syria appointed by [[Pompey]] in the first century BCE. | |||
==Overview== | |||
During the Third Mithridatic War, Pompey appointed his brother-in-law Scaurus as military tribune in charge of the Judea region, which was then involved in a bloody civil war between the brothers [[John Hyrcanus II]] and [[Aristobulus II]]. In 63 BCE the Romans took control of the region, sided with [[John Hyrcanus II]] while forcing his Nabatean allies to withdraw. In 62 BCE [[Scaurus]] briefly besieged [[Petra]], until the Nabatean king [[Aretas III Philhellenos]] paid the tribute. | |||
==Scaurus in ancient sources== | |||
==Scaurus in scholarship== | |||
==Scaurus in fiction== | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aemilius_Scaurus_(praetor_56_BC) Wikipedia] | |||
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Revision as of 17:55, 20 October 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Scaurus (sources)
- LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Scaurus (subject)
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was the Roman governor of Syria appointed by Pompey in the first century BCE.
Overview
During the Third Mithridatic War, Pompey appointed his brother-in-law Scaurus as military tribune in charge of the Judea region, which was then involved in a bloody civil war between the brothers John Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II. In 63 BCE the Romans took control of the region, sided with John Hyrcanus II while forcing his Nabatean allies to withdraw. In 62 BCE Scaurus briefly besieged Petra, until the Nabatean king Aretas III Philhellenos paid the tribute.