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	Hasmonean
		The Hasmonean Kingdom (pronunciation) in ancient Judea and its ruling dynasty from 140 BCE to 37 BCE was established under the leadership of Simon Maccabaeus, two decades after Judah the Maccabee defeated the Seleucid army in 165 BCE.
		The leadership of the Hasmoneans was founded by a resolution, adopted in 141 BCE, at a large assembly "of the priests and the people and of the elders of the land, to the effect that Simon should be their leader and high priest forever, until there should arise a faithful prophet" (I Macc.
		Antigonus, whose Hebrew name was Mattathias, bore the double title of king and high priest for only three years, as he had not disposed of Herod, the most dangerous of his enemies.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DHasmonean%26type%3Den (1481 words)

	Hasmonean - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Hasmonean Kingdom (pronunciation) in ancient Judea and its ruling dynasty from 140 BCE to 37 BCE was established under the leadership of Simon Maccabaeus, two decades after Judah the Maccabee defeated the Seleucid army in 165 BCE.
		The leadership of the Hasmoneans was founded by a resolution, adopted in 141 BCE, at a large assembly "of the priests and the people and of the elders of the land, to the effect that Simon should be their leader and high priest forever, until there should arise a faithful prophet" (I Macc.
		Antigonus, whose Hebrew name was Mattathias, bore the double title of king and high priest for only three years, as he had not disposed of Herod, the most dangerous of his enemies.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Hasmonean (1523 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - History & Community: The Hasmonean Era
		All this changed, however, under the Hasmoneans; as Jerusalem assumed its role as the center of a sizable state, the city's dimensions and fortunes were affected as well.
		Hasmonean coinage proclaims the dual identification of these rulers, who were both religious functionaries (high priests) and political leaders (ethnarchs and later, kings).
		The Hasmoneans, for their part, exhibited an outright hostility toward the local pagan population, proceeded to destroy all traces of idolatry (shrines and temples), removed the idolaters themselves in one way or another (by conversion, murder, or exile), and instituted a rigorous policy of purification, thereby, in effect, Judaizing their realm.
	myjewishlearning.com /history_community/Ancient/TheStoryI/Hasmonean.htm (1220 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - History & Community: The Hasmonean Era
		All this changed, however, under the Hasmoneans; as Jerusalem assumed its role as the center of a sizable state, the city's dimensions and fortunes were affected as well.
		Hasmonean coinage proclaims the dual identification of these rulers, who were both religious functionaries (high priests) and political leaders (ethnarchs and later, kings).
		The Hasmoneans, for their part, exhibited an outright hostility toward the local pagan population, proceeded to destroy all traces of idolatry (shrines and temples), removed the idolaters themselves in one way or another (by conversion, murder, or exile), and instituted a rigorous policy of purification, thereby, in effect, Judaizing their realm.
	www.myjewishlearning.com /history_community/Ancient/TheStoryI/Hasmonean.htm (1220 words)

	Chanukah on Virtual Jerusalem
		The Hasmoneans were a priestly family, probably from one of those that had moved from the territory of Benjamin to the lowlands of Lydda in the last days of the First Temple.
		During the reign of his brother Alexander Yannai (103-76 BCE) the Hasmonean state reached the zenith of its power, as the whole of the sea coast from the Egyptian border to the Carmel with the exception of Ashkelon, was annexed to Judea.
		The last to attempt to restore the former glory of the Hasmonean dynasty was Antigonus Mattathius, whose defeat and death at the hands of the Romans in 37 B.C.E. brought the Hasmonean rule to a close and prepared the way for Herod.
	www.virtualjerusalem.com /jewish_holidays/chanukah/hasmon.htm (481 words)

	Articles - Hasmonean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty originates with the ancestor of the house, Ἀσαμωναῖος Asamoneus or Asmoneus (see Josephus Flavius, ´´Jewish Antiquities´´:), who is said to have been the grandfather of Mattathias, but about whom nothing more is known.
		After the victory of Herod over Antigonus and the execution in Antioch of the latter by order of Antony, Herod the Great (37-4 BCE) became king of the Jews, and the rule of the Hasmonean dynasty was ended.
		Some Jewish historians have said that claiming of kingship by the later Hasmoneans is what led to the downfall of the state, since no one who did not belong to the line of king David was supposed to hold that title.
	www.kimia-sains.com /articles/Hasmonean (895 words)

	Antigonus
		But Antigonus allied himself with the Parthians, who were challenging Rome for control of Syria and Palestine.
		Proclaiming Antigonus "king" [basileus], a Parthian force took Jerusalem [40 BCE], deposed Hyrcanus from the high-priesthood and held Herod's older brother, Phasael, hostage.
		With his Parthian allies bested by Marc Antony, Antigonus was isolated and eventually captured in Jerusalem by Herod [37 BCE], who delivered him to the Romans at Antioch, where he was beheaded: the first "king" to be so executed at the hands of Rome.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/antigonus.html (164 words)

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		Antigonus then allied himself with the Parthians (from what is today Iran), Rome's enemy to the east, and in 40 B.C.E. attacked and seized most of Jerusalem.
		Antigonus was executed, many Jews were slaughtered and Herod established himself as king of Jerusalem.
		The Hasmoneans had built their palace in the middle of the city; Herod, despised by the Jews despite the Temple building project, always feared revolt, and built his palace near the edge of town.
	www.biu.ac.il /JS/rennert/history_6.html (2633 words)

	Hasmonean - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Hasmonean Kingdom (pronunciation) in ancient Judea and its ruling dynasty from 140 BC to 37 BC was established under the leadership of SimonMaccabaeus, two decades after Judah the Maccabee defeated the Seleucid army in 165 BC.
		The leadership of the Hasmoneans was founded by a resolution, adopted in 141 BC, ata large assembly "of the priests and the people and of the elders of the land, to the effect that Simon should be their leaderand high priest forever, until there should arise a faithful prophet" (I Macc.
		The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty originates with the ancestor of the house,Ἀσαμωναῖος Asamoneus or Asmoneus (see Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities: [1]; [2]; [3]), who is said to have beenthe grandfather of Mattathias, but about whom nothing more is known.
	www.myonlyebay.com /?t=Hasmonean (827 words)

	Chapter 30: The Hasmonean Dynasty
		It would appear that in the Hasmonean period Baruch was edited by a Jew of Palestine who, through this composite document, set before his readers his convictions about the importance of repentance, the significance of wisdom and the Law and his hope for a peaceful future.
		The purpose of the abridgment was to present a succinct outline of the struggle for independence (2:24-32), and perhaps also to reassure the reader that the afflictions suffered by the Jews were permitted by God for disciplinary reasons (6:12).
		The title "Hasmonean" is derived from the great grandfather of Mattathias, according to Josephus (Antiquities 16:7:1) but it has been argued that it may designate "princes" or "dignitaries," implying that the men of this line were "princes of Israel." Cf.
	www.infidels.org /library/modern/gerald_larue/otll/chap30.html (7759 words)

	Hyrcanus II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the siege, which lasted several months, the adherents of Hyrcanus were guilty of two acts which greatly incensed the majority of the Jews: they stoned the pious Onias (see Honi ha-Magel), and, instead of a lamb which the besieged had bought of the besiegers for the purpose of the paschal sacrifice, sent a pig.
		When, therefore, the brothers, and delegates of the people's party, which, weary of Hasmonean quarrels, desired the extinction of the dynasty, presented themselves before Pompey, he delayed the decision, in spite of Aristobulus' gift of a golden vine valued at five hundred talents.
		By the help of the Parthians, Antigonus the Hasmonean, Aristobulus' son, was proclaimed king and high priest, and Hyrcanus was seized and carried to Babylonia, after being made permanently ineligible for the office of high priest by the loss of his ears (according to Josephus, Antigonus bit Hyrcanus' ears off).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Hyrcanus_II (962 words)

	Antigonus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antigonus of Sokho, Jewish scholar of the third century BC.
		Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BC), the last ruler of the Hasmonean kingdom of Judea.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antigonus (108 words)

	Hasmonean - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Hasmonean Kingdom (pronunciation) (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?hasmon01.wav=Hasmonean) in ancient Judea and its ruling dynasty from 140 BC to 37 BC was established under the leadership of Simon Maccabaeus, two decades after Judah the Maccabee defeated the Seleucid army in 165 BC.
		The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty originates with the ancestor of the house, Ἀσαμωναῖος Asamoneus or Asmoneus (see Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities: [1] (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=J.+AJ+12.265); [2] (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=J.+AJ+14.468); [3] (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=J.+AJ+16.179)), who is said to have been the grandfather of Mattathias, but about whom nothing more is known.
		You can find it there under the keyword Hasmonean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hasmoneanandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Hasmonean (947 words)

	Herod "the Great"
		Bava Batra relates that Herod was a slave to the Hasmoneans.
		While Herod was still a governor of Galilee, Antigonus, a Hasmonean and nephew of Hyrcanus and cousin of Mariamne (Herod's espoused), came with the Parthian army he had hired to Mount Carmel.
		For a time, while Herod was in Rome, Antigonus became king of Judea, and the Hasmonean Kingdom, which had been abolished by Pompey 23 years earlier, was restored.
	www.geocities.com /~alyza/Jewish/Herod.html (4577 words)

	The History of Jerusalem -- The Stairway to Heaven: The Rise of Herod
		In 40 BCE the Hasmonean ethnarch Antigonus, emulating his glorious ancestor Judah, rebelled against Rome and announced the independence of his kingdom from Roman rule.
		Herod married into the Hasmonean family in the hope of earning the confidence of his people who were now to regard him as an offshoot of the popular Hasmonean line.
		His entry into the Hasmonean family brought him into close contact with the household which he was soon to regard as the greatest threat to the stability of his reign.
	www.jafi.org.il /education/juice/2000/jerusalem/j3k-6.html (2791 words)

	solution 5
		Josepus Flavius tells us that Massada was first built by Jonathan the High Priest of the Hasmonean dynasty, the brother of Judas Maccabeus.
		Antigonus then allied himself with the Parthians (from what is today Iran), Rome's enemy to the east, and in 40 B.C.E. attacked and seized most of Jerusalem.
		His uncle and foe Hyrcanus II, along with Herod and the Roman garrison, were forced to flee to the Hasmonean fortress in the upper city (in today's Jewish Quarter).
	eingedi.0catch.com /solution5.htm (259 words)

	Hasmonean: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Jewish festival of Hanukkah (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] celebrates the Maccabees' victories during these events.
		The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty originates with the ancestor of the house, Ἀσαμωναῖος Asamoneus or Asmoneus (see Josephus Flavius Josephus, also known as flavius josephus (c....
		John Hyrcanus John hyrcanus (yohanan girhan) (reigned 134 bc - 104 bc, died 104 bc) was a hasmonean (maccabeean) leader of the 2nd century bc....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /h/hasmonean (1923 words)

	Chanukah Gelt
		Even though it is not mentioned in neither the Talmud nor the Shulhan Arukh (the Code of Jewish Law), the importance of coins in the history of the Hasmonean period is undeniable.
		Syria’s King Antiochus VII declared to Simon: "I turn over to you the right to make your own stamp for coinage for your country." (I Macabees 15:6) The ability to mint its own coins was a concrete expression of the newly-won independence of the Jewish people.
		One of the coins minted by the last of the Hasmonean kings, Antigonus Matityahu (40-37 B.C.E.), portrayed the seven-branched menorah on one side and the Table of Shew Bread on the other, both symbols of the restored Temple.
	www.pass.to /newsletter/chanukah_gelt.htm (562 words)

	Pompey-Jerusalem through Coins
		After three months of siege, the city and Temple mount was taken by Pompey who then installed Hyrcanus II as High Priest since Pompey correctly perceived Hyrcanus to be the weaker, and therefore more easily manipulated, of the two.
		Pompey took as captives, Aristobulus and his two sons Alexander and Antigonus.
		The Hasmonean Dynasty never again achieved the power that it had previously but Hyrcanus II continued to rule as a Roman vassal.
	home1.gte.net /~vze3xycv/Jerusalem/confPompey.htm (547 words)

	The Handbook of Biblical Numismatics
		The last Hasmonean ruler, Antigonus Mattathias, battled Herod the Great, who had been appointed King of Judaea through the influence of Mark Antony, until Jerusalem fell to Roman forces in 37 BCE.
		With the exception of an extremely rare medium bronze (double prutah) coin of John Hyrcanus, and large bronze coins (chalcus and dichalcus) of Antigonus Mattathias, all of the Hasmonean coins were small bronze prutahs and tiny half prutahs.
		Another common Hasmonean type is the anchor/sun-wheel bronze prutah and half prutah (often called "mite").
	www.amuseum.org /book/page5.html (564 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Herod
		Yet Antigonus called Herod a half-Jew (Jos., "Ant.", XIV, xv, 2, and note in Whiston), while the Jews, when it furthered their interests, spoke of Herod their king as by birth a Jew (Jos., "Ant." XX, viii, 7).
		He was, like many other Herods, a builder, and, according to Josephus, he so strengthened the walls of Jerusalem that the emperor became alarmed and ordered him "to leave off the building of those walls presently" ("Ant.", XIX, vii, 2).
		He seems to have inherited from his Hasmonean ancestors a great love and zeal for the law (Jos., "Ant.", XIX, vii, 3).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07289c.htm (2927 words)

	The Tomb of the Last Hasmonean?
		The Hasmonean dynasty, which leaped onto the stage of history with such dramatic heroism, disappeared from that same stage with cruel suddenness.
		Antigonus surrendered his person to the Roman general in the vain hope that the latter could be persuaded to treat his victims with greater compassion.
		Since the Hasmoneans were a priestly family, it is possible that Abba was a distant relation or family retainer.
	www.ucalgary.ca /%7Eelsegal/Shokel/961205_GMivtar.html (842 words)

	The Rise of Herod I, "The Great"
		Upset that his uncle was a "puppet" ruler of Judaea under the Romans, Mattathias Antigonus allied himself with the Parthians to become the new ruler of Judaea and take power back from the Romans.
		With the removal of Aristobulus II and the passing of the Edomite Antipater, the rule of Judaea was now shared between Aristobulus's older brother John Hyrcanus II and Herod, son of Antipater.
		Mattathias Antigonus (Aristobulus's son and Hyrcanus's nephew), was angered by the fact that Hyrcanus was a weak ruler and Herod was a Roman collaborator, as his father had been.
	www.garstang.us /judaean/herodians.htm (596 words)

	HASMONEAN - Holman Bible Dictionary on StudyLight.org
		Maccabee was the nickname given to the early warriors, and Hasmonean, a variant to Asmoneus the great-grandfather of Mattathias, was used as a reference for the sons and grandchildren of Mattathias who would rule as governors, kings, and queen of ancient Palestine.
		One of the most interesting developments of the Hasmonean regime was the coming together of the offices of high priest and kingship in the same person.
		Although Judas and Jonathan played important leadership roles, the Hasmonean dynasty clearly emerged under Simon, who was widely recognized as secular and religious leader of homeland Judaism.
	www.studylight.org /dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T2597 (934 words)

	Antigonus I - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Antigonus I - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Antigonus I, called Monophthalmus (Greek, “one-eyed”) or Cyclops (382-301 bc), king of Macedon (306-301 bc).
		140-103 bc), king of Judaea (104-103 bc), son of the high priest John Hyrcanus; he was the first of the Hasmonean family, also...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Antigonus_I.html (107 words)

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