Simon the son of Cathlas

Family: Jewish · Role: commander · First appears: Book V, Chapter 6

In Book V, Chapter 6, Simon the son of Cathlas is named among the eight commanders of the five thousand Idumeans who paid homage to Cathlas, alongside Jacob the son of Sosas. The same chapter states that Simon was supreme over fifty commanders of ten thousand.

Relationship record

Book V, Chapter 6

• parent: Cathlas “The Idumeans that paid him homage were five thousand, and had eight commanders, among whom those of greatest fame were Jacob the son of Sosas, and Simon the son of Cathlas.”
• with Simon (unresolved ch082) (Simon son of Cathlas is identified among the Idumeans who paid Simon homage.) “The Idumeans that paid him homage were five thousand, and had eight commanders, among whom those of greatest fame were Jacob the son of Sosas, and Simon the son of Cathlas.”
• with Simon (unresolved ch082) (Simon was supreme over the forces that included Simon the son of Cathlas among their commanders.) “Those ten thousand had fifty commanders, over whom this Simon was supreme. The Idumeans that paid him homage were five thousand, and had eight commanders, among whom those of greatest fame were Jacob the son of Sosas, and Simon the son of Cathlas.”

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