Editing Davidic line (section)

==Hasmonean and Herodian periods==
{{Further|Hasmonean dynasty|Herodian dynasty}}
The Hasmoneans, also known as the [[Maccabees]], established their own monarchy in [[Judea]] following their [[Maccabean Revolt|revolt]] against the [[Hellenistic]] [[Seleucid dynasty]]. The Hasmoneans were not considered connected to the Davidic line nor to the [[Tribe of Judah]]. The [[Levites]] had always been excluded from the Israelite monarchy, so when the Maccabees assumed the throne in order to rededicate the defiled [[Second Temple]], a cardinal rule was broken. According to scholars within [[Orthodox Judaism]], this is considered to have contributed to their downfall and the eventual downfall of Judea; internal strife allowing for Roman occupation and the violent installation of [[Herod the Great]] as [[Client state|client king]] over the [[Judea (Roman province)|Roman province of Judea]]; and the subsequent [[Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|destruction]] of the [[Second Temple]] by the future [[Emperor Titus]].

During the Hasmonean period, the Davidic line was largely excluded from the royal house in Judea, but some members had risen to prominence as religious and communal leaders. One of the most notable of those was [[Hillel the Elder]], who moved to Judea from his birthplace in Babylon. His great-grandson [[Simeon ben Gamliel]] became one of the Jewish leaders during the [[First Jewish–Roman War]].<ref>Wilhelm Bacher, Jacob Zallel Lauterbach (1906).  "[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13680-simeon-ii-ben-gamaliel-i Simeon II. (Ben Gamaliel I.)]", ''Jewish Encyclopedia''. N.b.: the Jewish Encyclopedia speaks of "his grandfather Hillel", but the sequence was Hillel the Elder-[[Simeon ben Hillel]]-[[Gamaliel the Elder]]-Simeon ben Gamliel, thus great-grandson is correct.</ref>