# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/onias-iii
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:06:52.984Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/onias-iii"
name: "Onias III"
slug: "onias-iii"
description: "Onias III, son of Simon II called Onias Simonides in Koine Greek, was High Priest of Israel during the Second Temple period under the rule of the Seleucid Empire. He is described in the scriptures as a pious man who opposed the Hellenization of Judea."
tagline: "High Priest during the Second Temple period of Judaism"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Onias_III_Onias_pius_(titel_op_object)_Liber_Chronicarum_(serietitel)%2C_RP-P-2016-49-24-7.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "-300"
deathDate: "-170"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.04
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.77264533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F_III"
    title: "Онія III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB"
    title: "حونيا الثالث"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onias_III."
    title: "Onias III."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onias_III"
    title: "Onias III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/On%C3%ADas_III"
    title: "Onías III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onias_III"
    title: "Onias III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99"
    title: "חוניו השלישי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onia_III"
    title: "Onia III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onias_III"
    title: "Onias III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onias_III"
    title: "Onias III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oniasz_III"
    title: "Oniasz III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onias_III"
    title: "Onias III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_III"
    title: "Ония III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q740779"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump