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| Hasmonean conquest of Gaza | |||||||||
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 Jonathan Apphus | |||||||||
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| Hasmonean dynasty |
Gazan population Nabataean Kingdom (Lost their main port) | ||||||||
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(Under selecuid influence) Jonathan Apphus (Independent Kingdom) Alexander Jannaeus | Unknown | ||||||||
The first conquest of Gaza occurred under Jonathan Apphus around ~145 BCE, when he was acting under Seleucid influence.[1][2][3][4][5] The second conquest took place around ~96-94 BCE under Alexander Jannaeus, during the period when Judea was an independent kingdom.[6][7][8][dubious – discuss] It and was fought between the Hasmoneans and the Gazan population[9][better source needed]
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- ^ Gazette numismatique suisse. Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft. 2002.