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Antigonus II Mattathias · Judea
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This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Antigonus II Mattathias · Judea.

Life record

Birth, lifespan, and death

BornCreation year 3883

41/40 BC

Lifespanlast Hasmonean king 40–37 BC

Creation years 38833886

DiedCreation year 3886

Reference under review · 38/37 BC

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Dated record

Events involving Antigonus II Mattathias · Judea

Creation year 388341/40 BC

Parthians seize Jerusalem; Antigonus reigns

A Parthian intervention in 40 BC places Antigonus on the Judean throne and removes Hyrcanus II from power.

Josephus, Antiquities 14 · historical record · KJV
A Parthian intervention in 40 BC places Antigonus on the Judean throne and removes Hyrcanus II from power.
Hasmonaean history · Livius

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Creation year 388638/37 BC

Antigonus is executed

Antony orders Antigonus executed after Jerusalem falls, ending the Hasmonean kingship.

Josephus, Antiquities 15 · historical record · KJV
Antony orders Antigonus executed after Jerusalem falls, ending the Hasmonean kingship.
Josephus · Antiquities 15

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