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  • Mariamme (II) was the daughter of Simon son of Boethus, the High Priest.

    Herodian Women. 2009

  • Finally in 27 b.c.e. she was successful and Herod executed Mariamme (Ant. 15: 213 – 231).

    Salome. 2009

  • Mariamme bore Herod one son (his fourth), also designated Herod, who later married his niece Herodias.

    Herodian Women. 2009

  • Following these events Salome is portrayed as relentlessly pursuing Mariamme, falsely accusing her of infidelity, treason, and even attempted murder.

    Salome. 2009

  • Mariamme and her mother tried to win control of the army and other centers of power (Ant. 15: 71 – 73; 205 – 206).

    Mariamme I The Hasmonean. 2009

  • From her first marriage to her cousin Herod, son of King Herod and Mariamme (II) daughter of the high priest, Herodias bore Salome (II).

    Herodian Women. 2009

  • Mariamme the Hasmonean and her fate are compared to Michal daughter of King David and her downfall.

    Mariamme I The Hasmonean. 2009

  • In Herod, for example, we meet two women: Mariamme the Hasmonean, a kind of “pleader,” and Cleopatra, the schemer.

    Hebrew Drama: Representation of Women. 2009

  • The tower built in Jerusalem, designated Mariamme, was probably thus named in her honor (BJ 5: 170).

    Herodian Women. 2009

  • They had a son — Agrippa II — and three daughters: BERENICE (II), Drusilla and Mariamme.

    Herodian Women. 2009

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