| Judean Civil War | |||||||
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| Part of the Pharisee-Sadducee conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sadducees |
Pharisees: Seleucid Empire (89-88 BCE) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alexander Jannaeus |
Joshua ben Perachiah Simeon ben Shetach Demetrius III Eucaerus | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 800 executed | ||||||
The Judean Civil War was a conflict between King Alexander Jannaeus and the Pharisees, the dominant political party in the Great Sanhedrin at the time. Alexander was supported by the minority Sadducees, while the Pharisees under Nasi Joshua ben Perachiah were briefly backed by the Seleucid Empire.