Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of king aristobulus ii of judea”. Today it says “high priest of israel”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “King of Judea”. It now reads “King of Judea from 40 to 37 BC”.
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Rev: Table ( Shulchon ) with Hebrew incription "Matisyahu HaKohen" (Matisyahu the High Priest).1Antigonus II Mattathias (Antigonus the Hasmonean) was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea .2In 40 BC he led, along with Barzapharnes , a Parthian -supported invasion of Judea, seized Jerusalem , and sent his uncle Hyrcanus II to Babylon in chains (after biting or cutting off his ears to render him ineligible for the office of High Priest ). In 37 BC, Herod the Great took back Judea with Roman support. Herod turned Antigonus over to Mark Antony , who had him beheaded, ending the rule of the Hasmonean dynasty. Antigonus II Mattathias was the last legitimate King of Judaea of the Hasmonean dynasty, which had recovered Jewish independence from the Hellenistic Seleucid monarchy of Syria. Antigonus was handed over by Herod to the Romans for execution in 37 BC, after a short reign of three years during which he had led a fierce struggle of the people for independence against the Romans and Romanizers such as Herod. Antigonus II Mattathias was the only anointed King of the Jews (messiah) historically recorded to have been scourged and crucified by the Romans. Cassius Dio's Roman History records: "These people [the Jews] Antony entrusted to a certain Herod to govern; but Antigonus he bound to a stake and scourged, a punishment no other king had suffered at the hands of the Romans, and so slew him." In his Life of Antony , Plutarch claims that Antony had Antigonus beheaded, "the first example of that punishment being inflicted on a king".3
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Antigonus II Mattathias ( ) (known in Hebrew as Matityahu ) (died 37 BCE) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea . He was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea. Antigonus was handed over by Herod for execution in 37 BCE, after a reign of three years during which he led a fierce struggle of the Jews for independence from the Romans.
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King of Judea Antigonus II Mattathias ( , Matityahu ), also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea .A puppet king installed by the Parthians , he was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea.In 37 BCE Herod handed him over to the Romans for execution, after Antigonus's three-year reign during which he led the Jews ' fierce struggle for independence against the Romans.
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King of Judea Antigonus II Mattathias ( Antígonos ; , Matīṯyāhū ), also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea . A puppet king installed by the Parthians , he was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea. In 37 BCE Herod handed him over to the Romans for execution, after Antigonus's three-year reign during which he led the Jews ' fierce struggle for independence against the Romans.
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King of Judea from 40 to 37 BC Antigonus II Mattathias ( Ancient Greek : Ἀντίγονος Antígonos ; Hebrew : מַתִּתְיָהוּ , Mattīṯyāhū ), also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was High Priest of Israel , and also the last Hasmonean king of Judea . He was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea. In 37 BCE Herod handed him over to the Romans for execution, after Antigonus's three-year reign during which he led the Jews' fierce struggle for independence against the Romans.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of king aristobulus ii of judea”. Today it says “high priest of israel”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “King of Judea”. It now reads “King of Judea from 40 to 37 BC”. Read the current article and compare.
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