c. 96 BCE

Alexander Jannaeus fights the Pharisees

After taking Gaza around 96 BCE, King Alexander Jannaeus faces a civil war with Pharisee opponents, who pelt him with citrons at Tabernacles. Rebels ally with the Seleucid Demetrius III. Josephus says Jannaeus later crucifies about 800 Jews, mostly Pharisees, in Jerusalem.