Aristobulus (son of Alexander and Alexandra)

Also known as: Aristobulus · Family: Jewish · Role: younger son; king · First appears: Book I, Chapter 5

In Book I, Chapter 5, Aristobulus, the younger son of Alexander and Alexandra, was retained by Alexandra as a private person because of his warm temperament, while his elder brother Hyrcanus was made high priest. He then seized the fortresses, gathered mercenaries, and “made himself king.”