The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem · Character Index

556 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) — 232 relationships · son of Antipater
Titus — 101 relationships · son of Vespasian
Vespasian — 75 relationships · commander
Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) — 61 relationships · son of Doris
Augustus — 56 relationships · Roman leader
Alexander (son of Herod) — 45 relationships · son of Herod
Josephus — 43 relationships · governor of Galilee
Antony — 41 relationships · Roman leader
Archelaus (son of Herod and Malthace) — 41 relationships · curator
Salome (sister of Herod) — 39 relationships · daughter of Antipater
Agrippa (the present king) — 38 relationships · son
Antigonus (son of Aristobulus) — 35 relationships · son of Aristobulus and captive
Antipater — 31 relationships · political leader
Aristobulus (son of Herod) — 28 relationships · son of Herod
Pheroras — 27 relationships · son of Antipater
Aristobulus (son of Alexander and Alexandra) — 26 relationships · younger son; king
Pompey — 26 relationships · Roman commander
Mariamne (daughter of Alexander son of Aristobulus) — 24 relationships · wife of Herod
Agrippa (son of Aristobulus and Bernice) — 23 relationships · son of Aristobulus
Cestius — 22 relationships · president of the province of Syria
Nero — 22 relationships · emperor
Cleopatra — 21 relationships · queen
Varus — 21 relationships · president of Syria
Ananus — 20 relationships · high priest

By house

jewish (64)

Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) — 232 relationships · son of Antipater
Josephus — 43 relationships · governor of Galilee
Salome (sister of Herod) — 39 relationships · daughter of Antipater
Antigonus (son of Aristobulus) — 35 relationships · son of Aristobulus and captive
Antipater — 31 relationships · political leader
Pheroras — 27 relationships · son of Antipater
Aristobulus (son of Alexander and Alexandra) — 26 relationships · younger son; king
Ananus — 20 relationships · high priest
Alexander (son of Aristobulus) — 18 relationships · son of Aristobulus and captive
Simon (son of Giora) — 18 relationships · leader
John the son of Levi — 12 relationships · builder and commander
Jacob — 9 relationships · commander
Phasaelus (son of Antipater and Cypros) — 9 relationships · son of Antipater
Malichus (Jewish commander) — 8 relationships · commander
Antigonus (son of John Hyrcanus) — 7 relationships · son of John Hyrcanus
Artanus — 7 relationships · Jewish notable
Jesus (son of Shaphat) — 7 relationships · leader of a band of robbers
Megassarus — 7 relationships · warrior
Jesus (son of Gamalas) — 6 relationships · high priest opposing the zealots
John (unresolved ch069) — 6 relationships · leader
John Hyrcanus — 6 relationships · high priest
Joseph (son of Antipater and Cypros) — 6 relationships · son of Antipater
Simon (brother of Jonathan) — 6 relationships · high priest
Simon son of Cathlas — 6 relationships · commander
Simon son of Gioras — 6 relationships · commander
Antipater (unresolved ch006) — 5 relationships · political adviser
Eleazar (unresolved ch105) — 5 relationships · young man and defender of Machaerus
Eleazar, the son of Simon — 5 relationships · leader of a zealot faction
Phineas — 5 relationships · commander
Silas of Babylon — 5 relationships · former soldier in Agrippa's army
Simon (unresolved ch087) — 5 relationships · seditious leader
Tephtheus — 5 relationships · warrior
Zacharias — 5 relationships · leader
Alexander (unresolved ch110) — 4 relationships · wealthy Jew
Aristobulus (son of John Hyrcanus) — 4 relationships · son of John Hyrcanus
Jacimus — 4 relationships · father of Philip
Jesus (son of Thebuthus) — 4 relationships · priest
John (unresolved ch091) — 4 relationships · rebel leader
Jonathan (brother of Judas) — 4 relationships · leader
Matthias (son of Boethus) — 4 relationships · high priest
Niger — 4 relationships · governor of Idumea
Philip the son of Jacimus — 4 relationships · commander of Agrippa's forces
Pitholaus — 4 relationships · commander
Sosas — 4 relationships · father of Jacob
Archelaus (son of Magadatus) — 3 relationships · deserter
Bernice (unresolved ch110) — 3 relationships · Alexander's wife
Castor — 3 relationships · Jewish defender
Eleazar (son of Simon) — 3 relationships · leader
Eleazar the son of Ananias — 3 relationships · high priest and general
Hyrcanus (unresolved ch008) — 3 relationships · ruler
Hyrcanus (unresolved ch011) — 3 relationships · ruler of Judea
Jacob the son of Sosas — 3 relationships · commander
Jesus the son of Sapphias — 3 relationships · high priest and general
John the Essene — 3 relationships · leader and general
Jonathan (son of Ananus) — 3 relationships · high priest
Judas (son of Jairus) — 3 relationships · general
Judas (son of Sepphoris) — 3 relationships · teacher of the laws
Levi — 3 relationships · father of John
Manneus — 3 relationships · gate official
Matthias — 3 relationships · father of John and Josephus
Matthias (son of Margalus) — 3 relationships · teacher of the laws
Ptolemy (son-in-law of Simon) — 3 relationships · son-in-law of Simon
Simon (unresolved ch093) — 3 relationships · Jewish leader
Simon the son of Cathlas — 3 relationships · commander

roman (58)

Titus — 101 relationships · son of Vespasian
Vespasian — 75 relationships · commander
Augustus — 56 relationships · Roman leader
Antony — 41 relationships · Roman leader
Pompey — 26 relationships · Roman commander
Cestius — 22 relationships · president of the province of Syria
Nero — 22 relationships · emperor
Varus — 21 relationships · president of Syria
Claudius — 19 relationships · emperor
Cassius — 16 relationships · commander
Gabinius — 15 relationships · Roman officer
Caesar (murdered ruler) — 10 relationships · Roman ruler
Scaurus — 10 relationships · Roman general
Vitellius (Roman emperor) — 10 relationships · emperor
Florus — 9 relationships · governor
Julian — 9 relationships · centurion
Sabinus — 9 relationships · procurator of Syria
Tiberius Alexander — 9 relationships · procurator
Cesennius Petus — 8 relationships · president of Syria
Domitian — 8 relationships · son of Vespasian
Felix — 8 relationships · military commander
Brutus — 7 relationships · commander
Cecinna — 7 relationships · general of Vitellius
Gessius Florus — 7 relationships · procurator
Lucilius Bassus — 7 relationships · legate
Sextus Cerealis — 7 relationships · commander of the fifth legion
Silo — 7 relationships · military commander
Ummidius Quadratus — 7 relationships · president of Syria
Ventidius — 7 relationships · Roman general
Julia — 6 relationships · wife of Caesar
Placidus — 6 relationships · tribune
Sextus Caesar — 6 relationships · president of Syria
Sosius — 6 relationships · commander in Syria
Trajan — 6 relationships · commander of the tenth legion
Antonius Primus — 5 relationships · commander
Catullus — 5 relationships · governor of the Libyan Pentapolis
Marcus — 5 relationships · successor to Sextus Caesar
Mucianus — 5 relationships · Roman official
Nicanor — 5 relationships · tribune
Tiberius — 5 relationships · emperor
Caius (son of Germanicus) — 4 relationships · emperor
Cumanus — 4 relationships · procurator
Faustus Cornelius — 4 relationships · soldier
Metilius — 4 relationships · Roman general
Neopolitanus — 4 relationships · tribune
Otho — 4 relationships · emperor
Acme — 3 relationships · maid-servant of Julia
Albinus — 3 relationships · procurator
Antonius — 3 relationships · captain
Caius — 3 relationships · captain
Cecilius Bassus — 3 relationships · Roman commander
Celer — 3 relationships · tribune
Dellius — 3 relationships · emissary of Antony
Domitius Sabinus — 3 relationships · tribune
Fronto — 3 relationships · commander
Lupus — 3 relationships · governor of Alexandria
Paulinus — 3 relationships · tribune
Valerian — 3 relationships · decurion

herodian (22)

Archelaus (son of Herod and Malthace) — 41 relationships · curator
Agrippa (the present king) — 38 relationships · son
Agrippa (son of Aristobulus and Bernice) — 23 relationships · son of Aristobulus
Philip (son of Herod and Cleopatra of Jerusalem) — 15 relationships · son of Herod
Antipas — 14 relationships · son of Herod
Herod (king of Chalcis) — 14 relationships · son of Aristobulus and Bernice
Bernice (daughter of Agrippa and Cypros) — 9 relationships · princess
Nicolaus — 8 relationships · litigant against Antipater
Aristobulus (son of Herod of Chalcis) — 7 relationships · son
Bernice (daughter of Salome) — 7 relationships · daughter of Aristobulus
Herodias — 7 relationships · daughter of Aristobulus
Mariamne (daughter of Agrippa and Cypros) — 7 relationships · wife
Mariamne (daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice) — 7 relationships · wife of Herod
Phasaelus (unresolved ch012) — 7 relationships · brother of Herod
Alexander (unresolved ch028) — 6 relationships · son of Aristobulus
Aristobulus (unresolved ch028) — 6 relationships · son of Herod
Drusilla — 5 relationships · princess
Achiabus — 4 relationships · first cousin of Herod
Bernie Janus — 4 relationships · son of Herod
Cypros (mother of Agrippa's children) — 4 relationships · mother
Hyrcanus (son of Herod of Chalcis and Bernice) — 4 relationships · son of Herod
Alexas (friend of Herod) — 3 relationships · friend of Herod

Unaffiliated (22)

Archelaus (king of Cappadocia) — 11 relationships · king of Cappadocia
Eurycles — 8 relationships · Lacedemonian
Herod Antipas — 7 relationships · tetrarch
Darius — 5 relationships · son of Hystaspes
Herod, son of Mariamne — 5 relationships · designated successor
Tero — 5 relationships · old soldier of Herod
Zenodorus — 5 relationships · landholder
Alexander (unresolved ch005) — 4 relationships · king
Alexander (unresolved ch020) — 4 relationships · friend of Antony
Gioras — 4 relationships · unknown
Malthace — 4 relationships · mother of Archelaus
Ptolemy (brother of Nicolaus) — 4 relationships · friend of Archelaus
Agrippa (friend of Caesar) — 3 relationships · Roman leader
Alexander (unresolved ch048) — 3 relationships · governor of Egypt
Aristobulus (unresolved ch003) — 3 relationships · king
Bernice (unresolved ch048) — 3 relationships · queen
Caius (son of Agrippa) — 3 relationships · son of Agrippa
Demetrius Eucerus — 3 relationships · king
Drusus — 3 relationships
Hyrcanus (son of Alexander and Alexandra) — 3 relationships · high priest; elder son
Julias — 3 relationships · daughter of Caesar
Phabatus — 3 relationships · steward

judean (8)

Antipater (unresolved ch009) — 7 relationships · military commander
Hyrcanus (unresolved ch010) — 7 relationships · high priest and king
Doris — 6 relationships · wife of Herod
Judas (son of Matthias) — 6 relationships · son of Matthias
Mariamne — 6 relationships · mother of Herod
Onias — 5 relationships · high priest
Joseph (unresolved ch038) — 3 relationships · first cousin of Archelaus
Matthias (son of Asamoneus) — 3 relationships · priest

arabian (5)

Sylleus — 15 relationships · the Arabian
Aretas (king of Arabia) — 11 relationships · king of Arabia
Cypros (wife of Antipater) — 6 relationships · wife of Antipater
Malichus (king of Arabia) — 6 relationships · king of Arabia
Corinthus — 5 relationships · bodyguard

seditious (5)

Simon (unresolved ch082) — 7 relationships · leader of the seditious
Manahem — 6 relationships · leader of the sedition
Eleazar (son of Ananias) — 4 relationships · son of Ananias; governor of the temple
Simon (unresolved ch086) — 4 relationships · tyrant
John (unresolved ch086) — 3 relationships · tyrant

hasmonean (4)

Mariamne (daughter of Alexander son of Aristobulus) — 24 relationships · wife of Herod
Aristobulus (unresolved ch006) — 12 relationships · king
Hyrcanus (unresolved ch006) — 9 relationships · claimant to the kingdom
Hyrcanus (unresolved ch012) — 5 relationships · king

herod's family (3)

Alexander (son of Herod) — 45 relationships · son of Herod
Aristobulus (son of Herod) — 28 relationships · son of Herod
Glaphyra — 11 relationships · wife of Alexander

chalcis (3)

Ptolemy (son of Menneus) — 8 relationships · ruler of Chalcis
Philippio — 5 relationships · son of Ptolemy
Lysanias — 4 relationships · governor of Chalcis

parthians (3)

Barzapharnes — 7 relationships · governor
Pacorus — 7 relationships · the king's son and military leader
Vologeses — 3 relationships · king of Parthia

royal (3)

Saul — 6 relationships · ambassador; king's kindred
Sohemus (king of Emesa) — 5 relationships · king
Philip (son of Jacimus) — 4 relationships · general of Agrippa's army

herodian family (2)

Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) — 61 relationships · son of Doris
Joseph (unresolved ch022) — 4 relationships · husband of Salome

seleucid (2)

Antiochus — 18 relationships · son and successor of Antiochus Epiphanes
Antiochus Epiphanes (Seleucid king) — 5 relationships · king

jewish rebels (2)

Simon (unresolved ch089) — 7 relationships · leader
Judas, the son of Judas — 4 relationships · under officer of Simon

adiabene (2)

Chagiras — 6 relationships · warrior
Izates — 3 relationships · king

sicarii (2)

Jonathan (Cyrenian rebel) — 6 relationships · weaver and conspirator
Eleazar (unresolved ch107) — 3 relationships · commander of the Sicarii

antigonus's party (2)

Machaerus — 6 relationships · general
Pappus — 4 relationships · general

jewish army (2)

Simon (unresolved ch090) — 5 relationships · leader of a Jewish faction
John (unresolved ch090) — 4 relationships · leader of a Jewish faction

macedonian (2)

Antiochus Cyzicenus — 4 relationships · king
Cendebeus — 3 relationships · general

syrian (2)

Hezekias — 4 relationships · head of the robbers
Trypho — 4 relationships · tyrant

john's party (2)

Alexas (of John's party) — 3 relationships · fighter
Gyphtheus — 3 relationships · fighter

agrippa's party (2)

Borceus — 3 relationships · ambassador
Phebus — 3 relationships · ambassador

egypt (1)

Cleopatra — 21 relationships · queen

armenian (1)

Tigranes — 9 relationships · king of Armenia

judean royal (1)

Alexandra — 8 relationships · queen and ruler

jewish kingdom (1)

Alexander (unresolved ch004) — 7 relationships · king

judeans (1)

Hyrcanus (unresolved ch013) — 6 relationships · high priest

herod's side (1)

Joseph (unresolved ch017) — 6 relationships · Herod's brother

herod's party (1)

Phasaelus (unresolved ch013) — 6 relationships · brother of Herod

commagene (1)

Epiphanes — 5 relationships · son of Antiochus

roman ally (1)

Mithridates of Pergamus — 5 relationships · military commander

priestly (1)

Ananias (high priest) — 4 relationships · high priest

herod's circle (1)

Costobarus — 4 relationships · husband of Salome

divine (1)

God — 4 relationships · deity

king's party (1)

Gratus — 4 relationships · captain of the foot

hasmonean family (1)

Hyrcanus (unresolved ch022) — 4 relationships · grandfather of Mariamne

arabians (1)

Obodas — 4 relationships · king

media (1)

Paeorus (king of the country) — 4 relationships · king

parthian (1)

Artabazes — 3 relationships · captive

tyrian (1)

Marion — 3 relationships · tyrant of the Tyrians

arabia (1)

Silleus — 3 relationships · procurator of Obodas

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.