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With military aid from Rome, Herod reclaimed his family's rule and aggressively solidified his position, violently quashing rebellions in Galilee as governor. But his ruthless measures earned him hate among Judea's Jewish population, who viewed him as an outsider ruling by Roman decree. His reign was characterized by a stream of executions, including that of Hasmonean heir Aristobulus III, and a marital alliance with Mariamne, a Hasmonean princess, which he hoped would lend legitimacy to his shaky claim to the throne.