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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Aristobulus III (sources)]] | |||
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Aristobulus III (subject)]] | |||
''' Aristobulus III ''' was a member of the [[Hasmoneans|Hasmonean dinasty]] who served as High Priest, in 35 BCE, under [[Herod the Great]]. | |||
==Overview== | |||
'''Aristobulus III''' was the son of [[Alexander of Judaea]] and [[Alexandra the Hasmonean]] and the brother of [[Herod the Great]]'s wife [[Mariamne]]. As his parents were cousins, he was the grandson of both [[John Hyrcanus II]] and [[Aristobulus II]]. | |||
[[Aristobulus III]]'s appointment was sponsored by both his mother and sister, who considered the presence of [[Ananel]] as High Priest as an "unendurable insult." They sought on this matter the intercession of Cleopatra and Antony. What could indeed seal the reconciliation between the Hasmonean and the Herodian family, after the marriage between [[Herod the Great]] and [[Mariamne]], simply worsened their rivalry. Herod's mother [[Cyprus]] and sister [[Salome]] immediately saw the danger that Aristobulus III and his descendants could once again claim the kingship. | |||
When a jubilant crowd manifested its support to Aristobulus III at the Feast of the Tabernacles, Herod concluded that he could indeed become a threat to his power. He caused him to be drowned in a swimming pool at the royal place in [[Jericho]], simulating an incident. It was only the first of a long series of political assassinations with which Herod eliminated, one after the other, all his Hasmonean rivals (and in-laws), including [[John Hyrcanus II]], [[Alexandra the Hasmonean|Alexandra]], [[Mariamne]] and her sons. | |||
==Aristobulus III in ancient sources== | |||
==Aristobulus III in Scholarship== | |||
==Aristobulus III in Fiction== | |||
==Related categories== | |||
*[[High Priests]] / [[Hasmoneans]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristobulus_III Wikipedia] | |||
*[[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1770&letter=A&search=Aristobulus%20III Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)]] | |||
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[[Category:People]] | |||
Revision as of 14:00, 20 October 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Aristobulus III (sources)
- LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Aristobulus III (subject)
Aristobulus III was a member of the Hasmonean dinasty who served as High Priest, in 35 BCE, under Herod the Great.
Overview
Aristobulus III was the son of Alexander of Judaea and Alexandra the Hasmonean and the brother of Herod the Great's wife Mariamne. As his parents were cousins, he was the grandson of both John Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II.
Aristobulus III's appointment was sponsored by both his mother and sister, who considered the presence of Ananel as High Priest as an "unendurable insult." They sought on this matter the intercession of Cleopatra and Antony. What could indeed seal the reconciliation between the Hasmonean and the Herodian family, after the marriage between Herod the Great and Mariamne, simply worsened their rivalry. Herod's mother Cyprus and sister Salome immediately saw the danger that Aristobulus III and his descendants could once again claim the kingship.
When a jubilant crowd manifested its support to Aristobulus III at the Feast of the Tabernacles, Herod concluded that he could indeed become a threat to his power. He caused him to be drowned in a swimming pool at the royal place in Jericho, simulating an incident. It was only the first of a long series of political assassinations with which Herod eliminated, one after the other, all his Hasmonean rivals (and in-laws), including John Hyrcanus II, Alexandra, Mariamne and her sons.