Hyrcanus (unresolved ch010)

Also known as: Hyrcanus · Family: Judean · Role: high priest and king · First appears: Book I, Chapter 10

Life events

Caesar confirmed Hyrcanus as high priest and appointed Antipater procurator of Judea.(Book I, Chapter 10)
- With: Caesar (murdered ruler) Antipater
- “When Caesar heard this, he declared Hyrcanus to be the most worthy of the high priesthood, and gave leave to Antipater to choose what authority he pleased; but he left the determination of such dignity to him that bestowed the dignity upon him; so he was constituted procurator of all Judea, and obtained leave, moreover, to rebuild 12 those walls of his country that had been thrown down.”
Sextus Caesar ordered Hyrcanus to acquit Herod, and Hyrcanus dismissed the capital charge.(Book I, Chapter 10 · 📍 Jerusalem)
- With: Sextus Caesar Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
- “so he sent some to denounce expressly to Hyrcanus that he should acquit Herod of the capital charge against him; who acquitted him accordingly, as being otherwise inclined also so to do, for he loved Herod.”

enemies with Antigonus (son of Aristobulus) “he came before Caesar, and accused Hyrcanus and Antipater, how they had driven him and his brethren entirely out of their native country”
patron: Caesar (murdered ruler) “he declared Hyrcanus to be the most worthy of the high priesthood”
protégé: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “he was acquitted; nor so long to think upon what was of a melancholy nature, as to be ungrateful for his deliverance; and if we ought to reckon that God is the arbitrator of success in war, an unjust cause is of more disadvantage than an army can be of advantage; and that therefore he ought not to be entirely confident of success in a case where he is to fight against his king, his supporter, and one that had often been his benefactor”
enemies with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “he summoned Herod to take his trial”
friends with Pompey “their friendship to [his enemy] Pompey”
with Antipater (Antipater owed fidelity to Hyrcanus.) “yet did he not abate any part of that good-will or fidelity which he owed to Hyrcanus”
with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) (Hyrcanus loved Herod.) “who acquitted him accordingly, as being otherwise inclined also so to do, for he loved Herod”

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