Hyrcanus II

Hyrcanus II
  • King and High Priest of Judaea
  • Ethnarch of Judaea
King of Judaea
Reignc. 67 – 66 BCE
PredecessorSalome Alexandra
SuccessorAristobulus II
High Priest of Judaea
Reignc. 76 – 66 BCE
PredecessorAlexander Jannaeus
SuccessorAristobulus II
Reign63 – 40 BCE
PredecessorAristobulus II
SuccessorAntigonus II Mattathias
Ethnarch of Judaea
Reignc. 47 – 40 BCE
SuccessorOffice abolished
IssueAlexandra the Maccabee
DynastyHasmonean
FatherAlexander Jannaeus
MotherSalome Alexandra
ReligionJudaism
Hasmonean Kingdom to 63 BCE

John Hyrcanus II (/hərˈknəs/, Hebrew: יוחנן הרקנוס Yohanan Hurqanos; died 30 BCE), a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, was for a long time the Jewish High Priest in the 1st century BCE. He was also briefly King of Judea 67–66 BCE and then the ethnarch (ruler) of Judea, probably over the period 47–40 BCE.[1]

  1. ^ Shatzman, Israel (January 1, 1991). The Armies of the Hasmonaeans and Herod– Google Knihy. ISBN 9783161456176. Retrieved 2016-10-20.