Hasmonean dynasty

The Jewish commanders (in Hebrew: סרן, Seren) of the Hasmonean Dynasty Army were elite nobles or members of the Royal Family, or veterans and ordinary soldiers who received the honor through their service or for having accomplished a great feat in battle. Its breastplate was composed of scales and a steel breastplate, a bronze helmet adorned with plumes and antelope horns. Commanders responded both to the Warlord (in Hebrew: אלוף, Aluf) and to the Hasmonean King-High Priest.

The Herodian dynasty produced a large number of seemingly impressive women, whose stories are recorded in Josephus’ writings. This article summarizes the lives of Cyprus (I), Pheroras’ Wife, Doris, Mariamme, Glaphyra, Berenice (I), Herodias, Salome (II), Cyprus (II), and Drusilla.

A Cataphract was a form of armored heavy cavalry used in ancient warfare by ancient people in Hellenistic Age. The Jewish Cataphracts they were the frontline of battlefield formation, and were extremely feared by enemies of the Hasmonian Dynasty. They wore iron masks, and attacked opponents with a long spear called Kontos. The Hasmonean army had 5,000 cataphracts, trained by the Seleucid cataphracts captured after the conquests of John Hyrcanus I.

The Hasmonean Dynasty (Hebrew: חַשְׁמוֹנַּאִים) was a Jewish ruling dynasty of Judea and surrounding regions during classical antiquity. The dynasty was established under the leadership of Simon Thassi, two decades after his brother Judas Maccabeus defeated the Seleucid army during the Maccabean Revolt. In 63 BCE, the kingdom was invaded by the Roman Republic, broken up and set up as a Roman client state. The dynasty had survived for 103 years before yielding to the Herodian dynasty in 37…

Jew warrior of Hasmonean Dynasty in war camel

The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty originates with the ancestor of the house, whom Josephus Flavius.