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Aristobulus IV was one of the sons of [[Herod the Great]] and [[Mariamne]]. He was then the scion of both the powerful families of the [[Herodians]] and the [[ | Aristobulus IV was one of the sons of [[Herod the Great]] and [[Mariamne]]. He was then the scion of both the powerful families of the [[Herodians]] and the [[Hasmoneans]]. | ||
Aristobulus IV was only 3 when his mother [[Mariamne]] was executed by [[Herod the Great]]. At age 12, along with his brother [[Alexandros]], he was sent to be educated at the Imperial court of Rome in 20 BCE. | Aristobulus IV was only 3 when his mother [[Mariamne]] was executed by [[Herod the Great]]. At age 12, along with his brother [[Alexandros]], he was sent to be educated at the Imperial court of Rome in 20 BCE. | ||
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Aristobulus IV was a member of the families of the Herodians and the Hasmoneans.
Biography
Aristobulus IV was one of the sons of Herod the Great and Mariamne. He was then the scion of both the powerful families of the Herodians and the Hasmoneans.
Aristobulus IV was only 3 when his mother Mariamne was executed by Herod the Great. At age 12, along with his brother Alexandros, he was sent to be educated at the Imperial court of Rome in 20 BCE.
Aristobulus IV married his cousin Berenice I, and fathered: Herod of Chalcis, Herod Agrippa, and Herodias.
When he and his brother returned from Rome in 12 BCE, they got directly involved in the fight for succession, especially against their half-brother Antipater III. At the end, Herod the Great had Aristobulus IV and Alexandros strangled at Sebaste on charges of treason in 7 BC, and raised Antipater II to the rank of his heir.
Aristobulus IV's children, however, lived to play important roles in the next generation of Jewish rulers.
Aristobulus IV in ancient sources
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