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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]
| Hasmonean conquest of Gaza | |||||||||
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 Jonathan Apphus | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Hasmonean dynasty |
Gazan population Nabataean Kingdom (Lost their main port) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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(Under selecuid influence) Jonathan Apphus (Independent Kingdom) Alexander Jannaeus | Unknown | ||||||||
Battle
editIn 145 BCE, Jonathan Apphus initiated an attack on the city and conquered it, then under selecuid influence.[10][dubious – discuss] Alexander Jannaeus succeeded in capturing, and incorporating Gaza into the Hasmonean dynasty as an independent kingdom, after a long siege.[11][12][13]
Following the Hasmonean conquest of Idumea, Samaria, and Galilee, the focus shifted to the coastal plain. Cities like Akko and Jaffa[14][15] in the north and Gaza in the south.[16] Despite Gaza's alliance with the Nabateans, they didn't receive any aid.[17][18] With Alexander Jannaeus' conquest of Gaza, the Nabateans lost their primary access to the Mediterranean Sea, as Gaza had served as their main port.[17]
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- ^ Atkinson, Kenneth (2016-09-22). A History of the Hasmonean State: Josephus and Beyond. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-567-66903-2.
- ^ Meyers, Eric M.; Research, American Schools of Oriental (1997). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511215-3.
- ^ Arbel, Yoav (2011-01-01). "The Hasmonean Conquest of Jaffa: Chronology and New Background Evidencet.pdf". Academia.edu.
- ^ Peilstöcker, Martin; Burke, Aaron A., eds. (2011). The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 1. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press at UCLA. doi:10.2307/j.ctvdjrrkm. ISBN 978-1-931745-81-9. JSTOR j.ctvdjrrkm.
- ^ Malamat, Abraham (1976). A History of the Jewish People. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-39731-6.
- ^ a b Eshel, Hanan (2008-07-31). The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-6285-3.
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