The Asmonean princes had violently converted entire populations to it (Idumeans, Itureans, etc.).
He reigned in a state of magnificence unknown to the Asmonean princes.
With her death the line of Asmonean claimants to the throne was ended.
They were the founders of the Asmonean princes, who ruled both as kings and high-priests.
The Asmonean royalty, nevertheless, was always distracted by profound interior vices.
