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Antigonus II Mattathias

100 BC - 37 BC

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Antigonus II Mattathias (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίγονος Antígonos; Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎, Mattīṯyāhū), also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was High Priest of Israel, and also the last Hasmonean king of Judea. He was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea. In 37 BCE Herod handed him over to the Romans for execution, after Antigonus's three-year reign during which he led the Jews' fierce struggle for independence against the Romans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antigonus II Mattathias is the 2,800th most popular politician (down from 2,584th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Israel (up from 97th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Israeli Politician.

Antigonus II Mattathias is most famous for being the ruler of the Hasmonean Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antigonus II Mattathias ranks 2,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Teia, Ram Nath Kovind, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Greg Abbott, and Emperor Go-Yōzei. After him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Louis the Blind, Abiy Ahmed, Anne Neville, Jürgen Stroop, and Prince Shōtoku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Antigonus II Mattathias ranks 21. Before him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, Gamaliel, Andronicus of Rhodes, Zebedee, Artabanus II of Parthia, and Titus Labienus. After him are Aulus Plautius, Valerius Maximus, Vonones I, Artavasdes II of Armenia, Crixus, and Ptolemy XI Alexander II. Among people deceased in 37 BC, Antigonus II Mattathias ranks 1. After him is Jing Fang.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Antigonus II Mattathias ranks 96 out of 466. Before him are Ahaziah of Judah (-900), Micah (-737), Ezer Weizman (1924), Al-Maqdisi (945), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), and Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212). After him are Yoav Galant (1958), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Uri Geller (1946), Israel Katz (1955), and Jonathan Apphus (-200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Antigonus II Mattathias ranks 38. Before him are Manasseh (-709), Isaac Herzog (1960), Ahaziah of Judah (-900), Ezer Weizman (1924), Al-Maqdisi (945), and Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212). After him are Yoav Galant (1958), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Israel Katz (1955), Jonathan Apphus (-200), and Yitzhak Navon (1921).

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