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Antigonus II Mattathias
Hasmonean king of Judea
Years: 97BCE - 37BCE
Antigonus II Mattathias (known in Hebrew as Matityahu) (died 37 BCE) is the last Hasmonean king of Judea.
He is the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea.
Antigonus is handed over by Herod for execution in 37 BCE, after a reign of three years during which he leads a fierce struggle of the Jews for independence from the Romans.
