Chapter 3 - John Hyrcanus

Years covered: 142 BC - 101 BCFreeing a country is one thing...but keeping it is quite another. Simon the Maccabee is now high priest, and with his sons, he's going to have to fight enemies inside and outside his borders. His son John Hyrcanus will expand the borders and expand the people, as Isaac's sons become one family again.Cast of CharactersThe Jews:Simon Thassi xJudah, son of Simon xMattityahu, son of Simon xJohn Hyrcanus, son of Simon xJohn's QueenPtolemy ben Ababas, governor of Jericho ?Shimon Ben ShetachSalome Ben ShetachAristobulus, son of John HyrcanusAntigonus, son of John HyrcanusAlexander, son of John HyrcanusAbsalom, son of John HyrcanusEleazarYehuda Ben GedidyaJonathan the SadduceeThe Seleucids:Antiochus VI Dionysus xDiodotus Tryphon xAntiochus VII Sidetes xAlexander Zabinas xSeleucus V Philometer xAntiochus VIII CallinicusAntiochus IX CyzicenusThe Ptolemies:Ptolemy VIII Physcon xCleopatra Thea xSources: Josephus - Antiquities of the JewsThe First Book of the MaccabeesBabylon Talmud, Kiddushin 66a Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.