Antigonus II Mattathias, also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean was High Priest of Israel, and also the last Hasmonean king of Judea. He was the son of King Aristobulus II. In 37 BCE, Herod the Great 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.
- Occupation
- priest
- Position held
- King of Judea, High Priest of Israel
- Citizenship
- Hasmonean Judea
- Born
- 80 BC
- Died
