Editing Simon Thassi (section)

{{Short description|High Priest of Israel, founder of the Hasmonean dynasty}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Simon Thassi
| title        = High Priest of Jerusalem
| image        = Simon Thassi medal.svg
| caption      = An imaginary depiction of Simon Thassi from [[Guillaume Rouillé|Guillaume Rouillé's]] ''[[Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum]]'' (1553)
| succession   = [[Maccabees|Leader of the Maccabees]]
| reign        = 142–135{{nbsp}}{{sc|bc}}
| predecessor  = [[Jonathan Apphus]]
| successor    = [[John Hyrcanus]]
| spouse       = John Hyrcanus I Ben Simon II John Hyrcanus ben Simon III Thassi Mattathias ben Simon III Thassi Judas ben Simon III Thassi Naamah bat Simon III Thassi
| issue        = John Hyrcanus<br/>Mattathias II<br/>Judas II
| dynasty      = [[Hasmonean dynasty|Hasmonean]]
| father       = [[Mattathias]]
| mother       = Simona bat Judas
| birth_date   = 184 BC
| birth_place  = [[Judea]]
| death_date   = 135{{nbsp}}{{sc|bc}}
| death_place  = [[Dok (fortress)|Dok]]
| religion     = [[Hellenistic Judaism]]
| buried       = 
| succession1  = [[Hasmonean dynasty|Prince of Judaea]]
| reign1       = 140-135{{nbsp}}{{sc|bc}}
| predecessor1 = 
| successor1   = John Hyrcanus
| succession2  = [[List of High Priests of Israel|High Priest of Judaea]]
| reign2       = 142-135{{nbsp}}{{sc|bc}}
| predecessor2 = Jonathan Apphus
| successor2   = John Hyrcanus
}}

'''Simon Thassi''' ({{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|שִׁמְעוֹן הַתַּסִּי}}}} ''Šīməʿōn haTassī''; died 135{{nbsp}}{{sc|bc}})<ref name="Rogerson 2006"/> was the second son of [[Mattathias]] and thus a member of the [[Hasmonean]] family. 

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