Judean Civil War

Judean Civil War
Part of the Pharisee-Sadducee conflict
Date 93 BCE-87 BCE Location Judea Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Sadducees	Pharisees: Seleucid Empire (89-88 BCE)
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Jannaeus	Joshua ben Perachiah Simeon ben Shetach Demetrius III Eucaerus
Casualties and losses
Unknown	800 executed

The Judean Civil War was a conflict between King Alexander Jannaeus and the Pharisees, the dominant political party in the Great Sanhedrin at the time. Alexander was supported by the minority Sadducees, while the Pharisees under Nasi Joshua ben Perachiah were briefly backed by the Seleucid Empire.