Section CXVI The Decline of the Maccabean Kingdom
Jos. Jew. War, I, 4:1-4c, 5c, 6a, c, 8c, d, 5:1-7:7.
I. The Character and Policy of Alexander Janneus.—II. The Effects of His Rule.—III. Alexandra’s Reign.—IV. Quarrels between Hyrcanus and Aristobulus.—V. Rome’s Intervention.—VI. Cause of the Fall of the Jewish Kingdom.—VII. Political, Intellectual, and Religious Effects of the Maccabean Struggle.