The Hasmoneans Solid line = lineage Dashed line = Marriage Mattathias Dates = Years that person led Maccabees or As an elderly priest he started the rebellion against the Seleucids. ruled Judea. Died ~165 BC

John Eleazar Jonathan Simon 142 – 135 BC Judas (Maccabeus) Fighter; ambushed ~161 – 143 BC Fighter; killed in battle Fourth leader of the revolt. ~165 – 161 BC and killed by Third leader of the revolt. ~163 BC when an elephant Achieved victory over the Seleucids. Second leader of the revolt. Nabatians (Arabs) First Hasmonean High Priest. fell on him. Killed by his son-in-law in 135 BC. Killed in battle ~161 BC. ~159 BC. Taken captive, then killed ~143 BC.

Mattathias John Hyrcanus 134 – 104 BC Judah Daughter Ptolemy Killed by his Succeeds Simon as leader of Judea and High Priest. Killed by his son of Abubus brother-in-law Expands the territory under Judean control. brother-in-law Killer of Simon and Simon’s in 135 BC. Dies peacefully in 104 BC. in 135 BC. sons Mattathias & Judah.

Antigonus Aristobulus Salome Alexandra Jannaeus His murder was arranged Ruled 104 - 102 BC. Ruler of Judea Ruled Judea from 102 – 76 BC. by his brother Aristobulus. Took the throne from his mother from 76 – 67 BC. Soldier, brawler… and High Priest. Died ~102 BC. and starved her to death. Did much to sully the name of the Hasmoneans.

Aristobulus II 66 – 63 BC Hyrcanus II 67 – 66 BC & 47 – 40 BC (Ethnarch under Roman rule.) Captured by Pompey in 63 BC; sent to Executed by Herod ~31 BC. Rome. Escaped in 57 BC. Recaptured. Released by Julius Caesar in 49 BC. Poisoned by Pompey’s agents in 49 BC. Alexandra 63 – 48 BC: Infighting between Hyrcanus II Herod’s mother-in-law from hell. and Aristobulus II, with Rome Executed by Herod ~29 BC. in the middle. Antigonus 40 – 37 BC Alexander Allied with Parthians and Executed by Rome at rebelled against Roman Herod’s request. rule of Judea. Took throne in 40 BC. Aristobulus III Mariamme Herod (the Great) Killed by Romans in 37 BC. Appointed High Priest in 37 BC. Married Herod in 37 BC. Drowned in 36 BC. Executed by Herod ~29 BC.