In 134 BCE, Prince Simon and his eldest sons were brutally slain. But one son escaped the assassin's dagger. John Hyrcanus began his rule a coward and a failure. But he would die a hero. A conqueror. A father of kings.

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Flavius Josephus
Antiquities of the Jews
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Simon Schama
The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BCE-1492 CE
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