Hyrcanus II
High priest
John Hyrcanus II, a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, was for a long time the Jewish High Priest in the 1st century BCE. He was also briefly King of Judea 67–66 BCE and then the ethnarch of Judea, probably over the period 47–40 BCE. Wikipedia
Born: 103 BC
Died: 30 BC (age 73 years), Jerusalem
Parents: Alexander Jannaeus and Salome Alexandra
Siblings: Aristobulus II
Grandparents: John Hyrcanus and Shetach
Nephews: Antigonus II Mattathias and Alexander of Judaea
Grandchildren: Mariamne I and Aristobulus III of Judea
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