Haristobulus

• Aristobulus: name of several different Jewish rulers in the first century B.C.
  • Aristobulus II: Jewish High Priest and King of Judea . 66 BC to 63 BC, He came to the throne in a rebellion and civil war against Hyrcanus II, his predecessor. The Romans intervened, took power, took Aristobulus as prisoner to Rome, and eventually (it is claimed) had Aristobulus poisoned by order of Pompey the Great. → Hyrcan