Hyrcanus (unresolved ch007)

Also known as: Hyrcanus · Family: Jewish · Role: high priest · First appears: Book I, Chapter 7

Life events

Aristobulus’s faction was defeated, and Pompey’s forces entered the city.(Book I, Chapter 7)
- With: Aristobulus (son of Alexander and Alexandra) Pompey
- “So Aristobulus's party was worsted, and retired into the temple, and cut off the communication between the temple and the city, by breaking down the bridge that joined them together, and prepared to make an opposition to the utmost; but as the others had received the Romans into the city, and had delivered up the palace to him”
Pompey appointed Hyrcanus high priest.(Book I, Chapter 7)
- With: Pompey
- “Moreover, he made Hyrcanus high priest”

rivals with Aristobulus (son of Alexander and Alexandra) (Their opposing parties fought over control of Judea.) “Aristobulus's party being willing to fight, and to set their king at liberty, while the party of Hyrcanus were for opening the gates to Pompey;”
with Pompey (Pompey appointed Hyrcanus high priest.) “Moreover, he made Hyrcanus high priest, as one that not only in other respects had showed great alacrity, on his side, during the siege”

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