Hasmonean Civil War

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Hasmonean Civil War
Part of the Pharisee-Sadducee conflict and the Third Mithridatic War
Pompey in the Temple of Jerusalem, Jean Fouquet (1470-1475)
Date 67–63 BCE Location Hasmonean Kingdom Result Roman victory Hyrcanus II becomes ethnarch Judea becomes a Roman vassal kingdom
Belligerents
Aristobulus supporters: Sadducees Mercenaries	Hyrcanus supporters: Pharisees Nabataean kingdom	Roman Republic
Commanders and leaders
Aristobulus II	Hyrcanus II Antipater Aretas III	Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Strength
Unknown	Unknown number of Hyrcanus loyalists (over 6,000) 50,000 Nabataean infantry and cavalry troops[1]	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Over 12,000 killed (Including many civilians)	Over 6,000 killed	Light

The Hasmonean Civil War was a civil war between two claimants to the Hasmonean Jewish Crown. What began as an inter-Jewish conflict became a highly decisive conflict that included the Nabataean Kingdom and ended with Roman involvement. This conflict resulted in the loss of Jewish independence.