Category:Scaurus (subject)
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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 and defeated the Nabateans who supported Aristobulus II. In 62 BCE Scaurus briefly besieged Petra, forcing the Nabatean king Aretas III to pay a tribute.
Scaurus in ancient sources
Scaurus in scholarship
Scaurus in fiction
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