In 40 BCE Barzapharnes commanded a Parthian invasion of the Levant, together with Pacorus who invaded Syria, which culminated in the capture of Jerusalem and the replacement of Phasael and Hyrcanus II by the pro-parthian Hasmonean prince Antigonus ben Aristobulus.
In 40 BCE Barzapharnes commanded a Parthian invasion of the Levant, commanded and aided by Pacorus who allied himself with the Roman outlaw Quintus Labienus and seized Syria. Barzapharnes campaign culminated in the capture of Jerusalem and the replacement of Phasael and Hyrcanus II by the pro-parthian Hasmonean prince Antigonus ben Aristobulus.