Pompey did not restore Hyrcanus II to political power; indeed, he reduced the size of Hyrcanus’s kingdom. Illustration 1.4 Maccabean coin. This uneasy arrangement lasted until the death of Pompey in 48 B.C. At that point Hyrcanus II and Antipater sought the support of another famous Roman general, Julius Caesar, who in turn made Antipater procurator of Judea and reconfirmed Hyrcanus II as high priest, also granting him a limited amount of political power. The Jewish territories formerly seized