Josephus, War I, 160-79- The Last Revolts of the Hasmoneans
Josephus tells us of the last attempts by the Hasmoneans to wrest control from Rome and from Hyrcanus II, the Hasmoean high priest the Romans had appointed. Aristobulus, brother of Hyrcanus, and his son Alexander, both at the same time, fought valiantly against all odds and to no avail, to regain Jewish independence after the […]
