Pitholaus
Family: Jewish · Role: commander · First appears: Book I, Chapter 8
In Book I, Chapter 8, Pitholaus was a Jewish commander and lieutenant at Jerusalem. He deserted to Aristobulus with a thousand men, after Antipater advised him to do so, and also commanded another body of Jews with Malichus as Alexander approached Jerusalem. Cassius later slew Pitholaus because he had supported Aristobulus’s seditious followers.
Relationship record
Life events
- Alexander was defeated near Jerusalem, losing six thousand men and retreating to Alexandrium.(Book I, Chapter 8 · 📍 Jerusalem)
- With: Alexander (son of Aristobulus) Gabinius Marcus Antonius Antipater Malichus (Jewish commander)
- “But when he was come near to Jerusalem, he was forced to fight, and lost six thousand men in the battle; three thousand of which fell down dead, and three thousand were taken alive; so he fled with the remainder to Alexandrium.”
Book I, Chapter 8
- with Antipater (Antipater advised Cassius to kill Pitholaus.) “and it was Antipater who advised him so to do.”
- with Aristobulus (son of Alexander and Alexandra) (Pitholaus deserted to Aristobulus.) “among whom was Pitholaus, who had been the lieutenant at Jerusalem, but deserted to Aristobulus with a thousand of his men;”
- enemies with Cassius (Cassius killed Pitholaus.) “He also slew Pitholaus, who had supported the seditious followers of Aristobulus;”
- with Malichus (Jewish commander) (Malichus and Pitholaus jointly commanded a body of Jews.) “another body of Jews under the command of Malichus and Pitholaus”
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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.