Maccabees #19 - Romans Come to Judea
Posted in Maccabees on Feb 26th, 2009 No Comments »
After Alexander Jannaeus died, his wife Salome Alexandra took over as Queen of Judea. She brought healing between the Pharisees and Sadducees. When Salome died, her two sons fought over the kingdom. Neither was strong enough to defeat the other, so they asked the Romans to step in, and they did. The Romans took one side, defeated the other, and took over Judea. The independent state of Judea came to an end.
