Hasmonean kingdom

Hasmonean kingdom was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from 140 to 37 BCE, about 103 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Jewish state born of the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule, the origin of Hanukkah. Civil war drew in Pompey in 63 BCE, and Herod replaced the dynasty with Roman backing in 37 BCE.

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Facts

Dates

140 to 37 BCE

Duration

103 years

Type

State

Region

Levant, Middle East

Language family

Semitic

Capital

Jerusalem

Became

• Herodian Judea 37 BCE to 44 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 53 BCE Battle of Carrhae

Neighbours in Middle East

• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
• Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
• Himyarite Kingdom c. 110 BCE to 525 CE
• Roman Anatolia 133 BCE to 395 CE
• Roman Syria and Judaea 64 BCE to 395 CE
• Palmyra c. 50 BCE to 273 CE
• Nabataean Kingdom c. 168 BCE to 106 CE
• Seleucid Empire 312 to 63 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia

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