Aristobulus (unresolved ch006)

Also known as: Aristobulus · Family: Hasmonean · Role: king · First appears: Book I, Chapter 6

Life events

• Aristobulus became king, while Hyrcanus resigned the throne but retained his other dignities.(Book I, Chapter 6 · 📍 the temple)
  • With: Hyrcanus (unresolved ch006)
  • “that Aristobulus should be king, and Hyrcanus should resign that up, but retain all the rest of his dignities, as being the king's brother. Hereupon they were reconciled to each other in the temple”
• Scaurus threatened the besiegers, causing Aretas to withdraw and Aristobulus to escape capture.(Book I, Chapter 6 · 📍 Jerusalem)
  • With: Scaurus Aretas (king of Arabia)
  • “Aristobulus was not able to make resistance, but was deserted in his first onset, and was driven to Jerusalem; he also had been taken at first by force, if Scaurus, the Roman general, had not come and seasonably interposed himself, and raised the siege.”
• Aristobulus defeated his enemies at Papyron and killed Phalion among approximately six thousand others.(Book I, Chapter 6 · 📍 Papyron)
  • With: Phalion
  • “and fought them at a place called Papyron, and slew about six thousand of them, and, together with them Antipater's brother Phalion.”
• Pompey marched against Aristobulus after Hyrcanus and Antipater appealed for Roman assistance.(Book I, Chapter 6 · 📍 Corea)
  • With: Pompey Hyrcanus (unresolved ch006) Antipater (unresolved ch006)
  • “so he took not only his Roman forces, but many of his Syrian auxiliaries, and marched against Aristobulus.”
• Pompey forced Aristobulus to surrender his fortified places and order their governors to yield them.(Book I, Chapter 6 · 📍 Alexandrium)
  • With: Pompey
  • “However, Pompey commanded him to give up his fortified places, and forced him to write to every one of their governors to yield them up”
• Aristobulus returned to Jerusalem and prepared to fight Pompey after surrendering his fortresses.(Book I, Chapter 6 · 📍 Jerusalem)
  • With: Pompey
  • “Accordingly he did what he was ordered to do; but had still an indignation at what was done, and retired to Jerusalem, and prepared to fight with Pompey.”
• Aristobulus promised money and the city's surrender, but his supporters refused Gabinius entry to collect it.(Book I, Chapter 6 · 📍 Jerusalem)
  • With: Gabinius
  • “He also promised him money, and that he would deliver up both himself and the city into his disposal, and thereby mitigated the anger of Pompey. Yet did not he perform any of the conditions he had agreed to; for Aristobulus's party would not so much as admit Gabinius into the city”

Book I, Chapter 6

• siblings with Hyrcanus (unresolved ch006) “as being the king's brother”
• rivals with Hyrcanus (unresolved ch006) “when there was a battle between them, to decide the dispute about the kingdom”
• friends with Hyrcanus (unresolved ch006) “Hereupon they were reconciled to each other in the temple, and embraced one another in a very kind manner”
• enemies with Antipater (unresolved ch006) “especially this concerned Antipater 6 whom Aristobulus hated of old”
• enemies with Aretas (king of Arabia) “This army consisted of fifty thousand footmen and horsemen, against which Aristobulus was not able to make resistance”
• with Scaurus (interaction) “but Aristobulus's three hundred talents had more weight with him than the justice of the cause; which sum, when Scaurus had received”
• enemies with Pompey “so he took not only his Roman forces, but many of his Syrian auxiliaries, and marched against Aristobulus”
• with Gabinius (interaction) “Aristobulus's party would not so much as admit Gabinius into the city, who was sent to receive the money that he had promised”
• with Pompey (interaction) “he sent to him, and commanded him to come down”
• with Pompey (interaction) “he came and met him by way of supplication. He also promised him money, and that he would deliver up both himself and the city into his disposal”
• with Hyrcanus (unresolved ch006) (They were reconciled after their dispute.) “Hereupon they were reconciled to each other in the temple, and embraced one another in a very kind manner”
• with Phalion (Phalion was killed by Aristobulus's forces.) “and slew about six thousand of them, and, together with them Antipater's brother Phalion.”

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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.