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Aristobulus II
King and High Priest of Judaea
Aristobulus II, from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
King of Judaea
Reignc. 66 – 63 BCE
PredecessorHyrcanus II
SuccessorAntigonus II Mattathias
High Priest of Judaea
Reignc. 66 – 63 BCE
PredecessorHyrcanus II
SuccessorHyrcanus II
Diedc. 49 BCE
IssueAntigonus II Mattathias
Alexander of Judaea
Alexandra the Hasmonean
DynastyHasmonean
FatherAlexander Jannaeus
MotherSalome Alexandra
Hasmonean Kingdom under Aristobulus II

Aristobulus II (/ˌærɪstəˈbjləs/, Ancient Greek: Ἀριστόβουλος Aristóboulos) was the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea, 66 BCE to 63 BCE, from the Hasmonean dynasty.

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