Alexander Jannaeus - Family

Family

Alexander Jannaeus married the wife of his brother, Aristobulus I (Salome Alexandra). By her, he had two sons, the eldest, Hyrcanus II became high-priest in 62 BC and Aristobulus II who was high-priest from 66 - 62 BC and started a bloody civil war with his brother, ending in his capture by Pompey the Great.

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