Category:Phasael (subject)
Phasael (1st century BCE) was a member of the Herodian dynasty, the son of Antipater and the brother of Herod the Great
Biography
Phasael and Herod were the sons of the Idumean Antipater and the Nabatean Cypros. The two brothers served under their father, who in 60 BCE had been appointed Procurator of Judea by Julius Caesar. In 47 BCE Phasael was made governor of Jerusalem, while Herod was in charge of Galilee.
Phasael and Herod had to survive the political and military intrigues of both Rome and Judea. In 40 BCE the Hasmonean Antigonus allied himself with the Parthians and by deception captured both Phasael and the High Priest Hyrcanus II. Hyrcanus was mutilated to make him unfit for the office; Phasael committed suicide. Antigonus ruled for three years as King and High Priest at Jerusalem, before Herod and the Romans regained control of the region.
Phasael in ancient sources
Phasael in Scholarship
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