Alexander of Judaea
Alexander II (
Hasmonean
queen of the Jewish kingdom.
Alexander was taken prisoner, with his father and his brother
Caesar's Civil War broke out, and Julius Caesar set Alexander's father Aristobulus II free, and sent him to Judaea to further his interests there. He was poisoned on the journey, and Alexander, who was preparing to support him, was seized at the command of Pompey, and beheaded at Antioch.[5][6]
References
- Jewish Encyclopedia
- ISBN 0-674-01130-9
- ^ Singer, Isidore; Alder, Cyrus; (eds.) et al. (1901–1906) The Jewish Encyclopedia. Funk and Wagnalls, New York. LCCN:16014703
- ^ Mason, Charles Peter (1867). "Alexander". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 114. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
- ^ Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews xiv. 5—7
- The Wars of the Jewsi. 8, 9
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alexander". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 114.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Alexander II of Judea". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. pp. 343–344.
