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Antigonus II Mattathias (Greek: Αντίγονος Antígonos; Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָהוּ , Matīṯyāhū), also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea. He was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea.
Crowned King. Besieged in Jerusalem. Defies Rome. The last Hasmonean king of Judea; died 37 B.C. He was the second son of Aristobulus II., and together with his father was carried prisoner to Rome by Pompey in 63 B.C. Both escaped in 57, and returned to Palestine.
The last Hasmonean king, Antigonus Mattathias (40-37 BCE), surrendered to the Roman commander, Sosius. Three years earlier, Antigonus with the help of a Parthian army had invaded Judea and had overthrown Hyrcanus II.
ANTIGONUS II (Mattathias), last king of the *Hasmonean dynasty, reigned 40–37 b.c.e.; youngest son of Aristobulus *ii. After the conquest of Jerusalem by Pompey (63 b.c.e.) Antigonus was taken to Rome with other members of the royal family.
May 22, 2016 · During the early investigations that were carried out during the 1970s, the ‘Mattathiah’ of the inscription was identified as Antigonus II Mattathias. This was the last king of the Hasmonean Dynasty, the ruling Jewish family that was established following the expulsion of the Seleucids by the Maccabean Revolt.
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Antigonus Mattathias (40–37 bc), the last of the Maccabees, introduced the seven-branched candlestick as a type. Under the Herodian dynasty, from 37 bc, Greek alone was found on Judaean coins.
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Antigonus II Mattathias (died 37 BC) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea. He was the second son of King Aristobulus II of Judea. Together with his father, he was carried off as a prisoner to Rome by Pompey the Great in 63 BC. Eventually, he escaped and returned to Judea in 57 BC.
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