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Judean Civil War
Part of the Pharisee-Sadducee conflict
Date93 BC-87 BC
Location
Judea
Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Sadducees Pharisees:
Seleucid Empire (89-88 BC)
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Jannaeus Joshua ben Perachiah
Simeon ben Shetach
Demetrius III Eucaerus
Casualties and losses
Unknown 800 executed

The Judean Civil War was a conflict between King Alexander Jannaeus and the Pharisees, the dominant political party in the Great Sanhedrin at the time. Alexander was supported by the minority Sadducees, while the Pharisees under Nasi Joshua ben Perachiah were briefly backed by the Seleucid Empire.

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