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Seleukos of Rhosos and Hyrcanus II

Seleukos of Rhosos and Hyrcanus II SELEUKOS OF RHOSOS AND HYRCANUS II BY MIRIAM PUCCI BEN ZEEV Ben Gurion University, Beersheva Seleukos of Rhosos and Hyrcanus II did nothing together, nor anything one against the other. As far as we know, they never met, even if they could have, since they both lived rather near each other-Seleukos in Syria and Hyrcanus in Judea-in the same historical period, the troubled last years of the dying Republic. What they share is only the fact that in the same decade, namely the period between 47 and 36 BCE, they were given special grants by Rome, for themselves and for their countries. The documents which preserve such grants display interesting similarities. The privileges granted to Seleukos are known to us through epigraphical sources, found in Rhosos, Syria.' Their authenticity has not been challenged, since they are inscribed in a limestone panel, which had probably originally been the left leaf of the double door to a tomb.2 As for the privileges granted to Hyrcanus, they survived only in the testimony of Josephus Flavius, and for this reason their authenticity has been often contested. It is a fact that this and other Roman grants mentioned by Josephus are dealt with http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of Judaism Brill

Seleukos of Rhosos and Hyrcanus II

PUCCI BEN ZEEV, Miriam
Journal for the Study of Judaism , Volume 26 (2): 113 – Jan 1, 1995
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© 1995 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0047-2212
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10.1163/157006395X00013
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SELEUKOS OF RHOSOS AND HYRCANUS II BY MIRIAM PUCCI BEN ZEEV Ben Gurion University, Beersheva Seleukos of Rhosos and Hyrcanus II did nothing together, nor anything one against the other. As far as we know, they never met, even if they could have, since they both lived rather near each other-Seleukos in Syria and Hyrcanus in Judea-in the same historical period, the troubled last years of the dying Republic. What they share is only the fact that in the same decade, namely the period between 47 and 36 BCE, they were given special grants by Rome, for themselves and for their countries. The documents which preserve such grants display interesting similarities. The privileges granted to Seleukos are known to us through epigraphical sources, found in Rhosos, Syria.' Their authenticity has not been challenged, since they are inscribed in a limestone panel, which had probably originally been the left leaf of the double door to a tomb.2 As for the privileges granted to Hyrcanus, they survived only in the testimony of Josephus Flavius, and for this reason their authenticity has been often contested. It is a fact that this and other Roman grants mentioned by Josephus are dealt with

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Published: Jan 1, 1995

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