Matthew

Bible Notes on the New Testament

The New American Standard Bible, Holman, 1977 Reference Edition

     “Pompey entered Jerusalem in 63 B.C. when the feeble heir of the once great Maccabean dynasty called in Roman help against his equally worthless brother.  The Romans, of course, stayed.  Pompey reduced Judaea to the status of province, and though it later temporarily enjoyed the rank of dependent kingdom under Herod, it remained part of the Roman Empire.”

     From Bible and Sword by Barbara Tuchman, p. 9.