Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE and unrest and confusion spread throughout the Roman world , including Judaea . Antipater the Idumean was assassinated by a rival , Malichus , in 43 BCE , but Antipater 's sons managed to kill Malichus and maintain their control over Judea and their father 's puppet Hasmonean , Hyrcanus
Caesar was assassinated
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Hasmonean dynasty