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5 BCE: Pheroras, before being poisoned, has entrusted his wife with poison to kill his brother, King Herod, or so Herod has heard. Pheroras's wife throws herself from the roof but survives. Here, Herod tells Pheroras's wife that she will not be punished if she tells the truth about the poison.

5 BCE: Pheroras, before being poisoned, has entrusted his wife with po...

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4 BCE: Archelaus ascends the throne on the death of his father, Herod.

4 BCE: Archelaus ascends the throne on the death of his father, Herod.

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7 BCE: Herod's sons Alexander and Aristobulus are charged in another plot to kill Herod. Herod has them executed at Sebaste, Samaria.

7 BCE: Herod's sons Alexander and Aristobulus are charged in another p...

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35 BCE: Mariamme upbraids Herod for having put to death her grandfather, Hyrcanus II.

35 BCE: Mariamme upbraids Herod for having put to death her grandfathe...

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63 BCE: As Pompey captures the Temple, many of the besieged fling themselves over the ramparts.

63 BCE: As Pompey captures the Temple, many of the besieged fling them...

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88 BCE: The Jews, aided by Demetrius III, King of Syria, fight Alexander Jannaeus. Demetrius wins the battle but then withdraws, having been abandoned by the Jews who had summoned him.

88 BCE: The Jews, aided by Demetrius III, King of Syria, fight Alexand...

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170 BCE: Antiochus IV, in the course of war with Ptolemy VI, attacks Jerusalem and seizes control of it from him.

170 BCE: Antiochus IV, in the course of war with Ptolemy VI, attacks J...

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9th cent. BCE: Legend of Elisha's Spring, a perpetually gushing spring near Jericho. The prophet Elisha repays the hospitality of the people of Jericho by providing them with a copious irrigating spring.

9th cent. BCE: Legend of Elisha's Spring, a perpetually gushing spring...

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165 BCE: Judah Maccabee leads an insurgency against Antiochus IV and expels his troops from the temple precincts and citadel of Jerusalem.

165 BCE: Judah Maccabee leads an insurgency against Antiochus IV and e...

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13 BCE: Herod declares his sons heirs to the throne.

13 BCE: Herod declares his sons heirs to the throne.

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5 BCE: Herod, having discovered that his brother, Pheroras, has been poisoned, investigates the crime by interrogating and torturing the maidservants.

5 BCE: Herod, having discovered that his brother, Pheroras, has been p...

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4 BCE: Archelaus, seeking confirmation of his succession, falls to his knees at the feet of the emperor Augustus. Augustus makes no immediate decision about the succession, as Archelaus's brother, Antipas, also lays claim to the crown.

4 BCE: Archelaus, seeking confirmation of his succession, falls to his...

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43 BCE: Antipater is poisoned at a feast.

43 BCE: Antipater is poisoned at a feast.

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4 BCE: Herod accuses his son, Antipater, of treason.

4 BCE: Herod accuses his son, Antipater, of treason.

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63 BCE: Aristobulus II, a suppliant to Pompey the Great, offers to surrender himself and Jerusalem.

63 BCE: Aristobulus II, a suppliant to Pompey the Great, offers to sur...

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104 BCE: Unscrupulous courtiers falsely accuse Antigonus I of treachery against his brother Artistobolus I. Antigonus is assassinated in Jerusalem (according to Josephus's text, not above ground as shown but in an underground passage known as Strato's Tower).

104 BCE: Unscrupulous courtiers falsely accuse Antigonus I of treacher...

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164 BCE: Antiochus V, son of Antiochus IV, attacks Judea with 50,000 infantry, 5000 horse and 80 elephants. He is met at Bethzacharia by the forces of Judah Maccabee.

164 BCE: Antiochus V, son of Antiochus IV, attacks Judea with 50,000 i...

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38 BCE: After Joseph, brother of Herod, is slain, Antigonus II cuts the head off the corpse.

38 BCE: After Joseph, brother of Herod, is slain, Antigonus II cuts th...

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40 BCE: Pacorus, son of the King of Parthia, attacks Jerusalem. In a fierce battle, he is repulsed by Hyrcanus II and Phasael.

40 BCE: Pacorus, son of the King of Parthia, attacks Jerusalem. In a f...

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130 BCE: Hyrcanus I battles his brother-in-law, Ptolemy, who has tortured Hyrcanus's mother and brothers. Jewish War 1.2 [Niese 1.54-57]

130 BCE: Hyrcanus I battles his brother-in-law, Ptolemy, who has tortu...

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107 BCE: Scythopolis (Bet She'an) is laid waste by Aristobolus I and Antigonus I, sons of Hyrcanus I. Jewish War 1.2 [Niese 1.64]

107 BCE: Scythopolis (Bet She'an) is laid waste by Aristobolus I and A...

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37 BCE: Pappus, Antigonus's general and slayer of Joseph, is killed. Herod has the head sent to Pheroras (Herod's brother).

37 BCE: Pappus, Antigonus's general and slayer of Joseph, is killed. H...

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98 BCE: Alexander Jannaeus besieges and subdues Amathus, the most important of the fortresses beyond the Jordan.

98 BCE: Alexander Jannaeus besieges and subdues Amathus, the most impo...

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4 BCE: A riot erupts at the Temple during the Passover sacrifices. The crowd, bent on avenging the sages who were executed for the tearing down of the golden eagle from the Temple, battles with Archelaus's troops.

4 BCE: A riot erupts at the Temple during the Passover sacrifices. The...

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40 BCE: Herod sets out on a campaign against bandits living in caves. An old brigand slays his own wife and seven children rather than surrender to Herod.

40 BCE: Herod sets out on a campaign against bandits living in caves. ...

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40 BCE: Mariamme implores Herod not to venture outside or trust the Parthians, who are plotting his downfall.

40 BCE: Mariamme implores Herod not to venture outside or trust the Pa...

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7 BCE: Herod, repenting the execution of his sons Alexander and Aristobulus, arranges marriages for his orphaned grandchildren.

7 BCE: Herod, repenting the execution of his sons Alexander and Aristo...

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30 BCE: Salome goes to her brother Herod to accuse his wife, Mariamme, of adultery.

30 BCE: Salome goes to her brother Herod to accuse his wife, Mariamme,...

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4 BCE: Archelaus goes to the Temple and addresses the people. He thanks them for the respect they showed at his father Herod's funeral, but says that he will not exercise authority until his right to succession is confirmed by the emperor of Rome.

4 BCE: Archelaus goes to the Temple and addresses the people. He thank...

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37 BCE: Antigonus II throws himself on the mercy of the Roman army commander, Sosius.

37 BCE: Antigonus II throws himself on the mercy of the Roman army com...

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37 BCE: Herod seizes a fort near Philadelphia (Amman, Jordan) and there defeats the Arabs.

37 BCE: Herod seizes a fort near Philadelphia (Amman, Jordan) and ther...

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10 BCE: A letter by Alexander implicates him in the conspiracy to murder his father, Herod. Alexander protests that the letter was forged by the king's secretary, Diophantus.

10 BCE: A letter by Alexander implicates him in the conspiracy to murd...

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4 BCE: Disciples of certain sages of Jerusalem tear down the image of a golden eagle, which Herod, in violation of Jewish law, had erected on the gate of the Temple.

4 BCE: Disciples of certain sages of Jerusalem tear down the image of ...

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76 BCE: Alexandra, widow and successor of Alexander Jannaeus, allows the Pharisees to kill whomever they want to.

76 BCE: Alexandra, widow and successor of Alexander Jannaeus, allows t...

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10 BCE: Herod is implored not to punish his son, Alexander, who has been denounced as a traitor by Herod's three eunuchs. A woman suppliant is depicted, but, according to Josephus's text, the suppliant is actually Archelaus, king of Cappadocia, whose daughter was married to Alexander.

10 BCE: Herod is implored not to punish his son, Alexander, who has be...

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4 BCE: Herod lies on his deathbed as disease pervades his body. He has a raging fever, dropsy, abdominal pain and inflammation, gangrene of the genitals, asthma and convulsions.

4 BCE: Herod lies on his deathbed as disease pervades his body. He has...

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4 BCE: Varus, the Roman governor of Syria, marches to Jerusalem to quell the insurrection there. He is met by Joseph, cousin of Archelaus, outside the city.

4 BCE: Varus, the Roman governor of Syria, marches to Jerusalem to que...

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47 BCE: Antigonus II accuses Antipater of disloyalty to Caesar, whereupon Antipater strips off his clothes and exposes the scars won in battles on behalf of Rome.

47 BCE: Antigonus II accuses Antipater of disloyalty to Caesar, whereu...

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57 BCE: Alexander, son of Aristobulus, fights the combined forces of Gabinius (proconsul of Syria), Mark Anthony, and a Jewish contingent loyal to Antipater II. In the battle, three thousand of Alexander's men are killed and three thousand taken prisoner.

57 BCE: Alexander, son of Aristobulus, fights the combined forces of G...

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4 BCE: Antipater begs his father Herod not to condemn him without hearing his defense.

4 BCE: Antipater begs his father Herod not to condemn him without hear...

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