Aristobulus III of Judea

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Aristobulus III of Judea was a young Hasmonean high priest and royal heir whose popularity and lineage made him a perceived threat to Herod the Great’s rule.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Aristobulus III of Judea canonical 2
Aristobulus 1
Aristobulus III 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hasmonean high priest
Hasmonean prince
Jewish religious leader
royal heir
appointedBy Herod the Great
associatedWithPlace Jerusalem
burialPlace Jericho (traditional attribution)
linked to: Jericho
causeOfDeath murder
conflictWith Herod the Great
countryOfCitizenship Judea
dateOfBirth circa 53 BCE
dateOfDeath circa 35 BCE
describedBySource Flavius Josephus
describedIn Antiquities of the Jews
The Jewish War
era Late Second Temple period
ethnicGroup Hasmonean dynasty
father Alexander of Judaea
linked to: Alexander of Judea
givenName Aristobulus
grandfather Aristobulus II
Hyrcanus II
killedBy agents of Herod the Great
languageSpoken Aramaic
Greek
mannerOfDeath drowning
memberOf Hasmonean dynasty
mother Alexandra the Maccabee
linked to: Alexandra Maccabeus
notableFor being a popular Hasmonean heir under Herod the Great
being perceived as a threat to Herod the Great
officeEnd circa 35 BCE
officeStart circa 36 BCE
placeOfBirth Judea
placeOfDeath Jericho
politicalContext Herodian Kingdom of Judea
linked to: Herodian Kingdom
positionHeld High Priest of Judea
predecessor Ananelus (as High Priest)
reasonForConflict legitimate Hasmonean royal lineage
popular support among the Jews
relative Herod the Great
Mariamne I
religion Judaism
sibling Mariamne I
spouse Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome)
successor Ananelus (as High Priest)
title High Priest
Prince of the Hasmonean line

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herod the Great executed Aristobulus III of Judea
Mariamne I relative Aristobulus III
linked to: Aristobulus III of Judea
Aristobulus III of Judea givenName Aristobulus
linked to: Aristobulus III of Judea
Salome (sister of Herod the Great) relative Aristobulus III of Judea