Alexander (unresolved ch004)

Also known as: Alexander · Family: Jewish kingdom · Role: king · First appears: Book I, Chapter 4

Life events

• Alexander became king after the king's wife released his brethren.(Book I, Chapter 4)
  • “made Alexander king”
• Alexander killed one of his brothers to prevent him from governing.(Book I, Chapter 4)
  • “slew one of his brethren, as affecting to govern himself”
• Obodas defeated Alexander's army near Golan, forcing Alexander to flee to Jerusalem.(Book I, Chapter 4 · 📍 Golan)
  • With: Obodas
  • “when he fought with Obodas, king of the Arabians, who had laid an ambush for him near Golan, and a plot against him, he lost his entire army”
• Demetrius Eucerus defeated Alexander in battle.(Book I, Chapter 4)
  • With: Demetrius Eucerus
  • “In which battle Demetrius was the conqueror”
• Alexander executed eight hundred rebels, prompting eight thousand opponents to flee Judea.(Book I, Chapter 4 · 📍 Jerusalem)
  • “when he had ordered eight hundred to be hung upon crosses in the midst of the city, he had the throats of their wives and children cut before their eyes; and these executions he saw as he was drinking and lying down with his concubines. Upon which so deep a surprise seized on the people, that eight thousand of his opposers fled away the very next night, out of all Judea”
• Aretas became king of Celesyria and defeated Alexander in battle.(Book I, Chapter 4 · 📍 Celesyria)
  • With: Aretas (king of Celesyria)
  • “invited Aretas [to take the government], and made him king of Celesyria. This man also made an expedition against Judea, and beat Alexander in battle”
• Alexander died after reigning twenty-seven years.(Book I, Chapter 4)
  • “He died, therefore, in the midst of his troubles, after he had reigned seven and twenty years”

Book I, Chapter 4

• enemies with Ptolemy Lathyrus “Now it happened that there was a battle between him and Ptolemy, who was called Lathyrus, who had taken the city Asochis.”
• enemies with Theodorus “Whereupon Theodorus marched against him, and took what belonged to himself as well as the king's baggage, and slew ten thousand of the Jews.”
• enemies with Obodas “However, when he fought with Obodas, king of the Arabians, who had laid an ambush for him near Golan, and a plot against him”
• enemies with Demetrius Eucerus “At the same time they invited Demetrius, who was called Eucerus, to assist them; and as he readily complied with their requests, in hopes of great advantages, and came with his army, the Jews joined with those their auxiliaries about Shechem.”
• enemies with Antiochus Dionysius “Alexander was afraid of him, when he was marching against the Arabians; so he cut a deep trench between Antipatris, which was near the mountains, and the shores of Joppa”
• enemies with Aretas (king of Celesyria) “This man also made an expedition against Judea, and beat Alexander in battle; but afterwards retired by mutual agreement.”
• with Demetrius Eucerus (Alexander deprived Demetrius of his possessions.) “and stripped Demetrius, who was governor therein, of what he had, on account of the many crimes laid to his charge”

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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.