Mariamne II was the third wife of Herod the Great. She was the daughter of Simon Boethus the High Priest. Josephus recounts their wedding thus: [1]

Mariamne is a name frequently used in the Herodian royal house. In Greek it is spelled Μαριάμη (Mariame) by Josephus; in some editions of his work the second m is doubled (Mariamme). In later copies of those editions the spelling was dissimilated …

Wife of Herod the Great; the first of this name. She was the daughter of the Hasmonean Alexander, a son of Aristobulus II., who was conquered and put to flight by Herod's father, Antipater. Her mother was Alexandra, daughter of the reigning prince Hyrcanus II.

Apr 28, 2022 · Mariamne II was the third wife of Herod the Great. She was the daughter of Simon Boethus the High Priest.

MARIAMNE II (d. circa 20 B.C.E.), the daughter of Simeon b. Boethus the high priest, was the third wife of Herod. She belonged to a priestly family from Alexandria. Her son, also named Herod, was designated to succeed to the throne after Antipater.

Sep 13, 2023 · Queen Mariamne II was the third wife of King Herod the Great of Judea. She reminded King Herod of his executed wife, Queen Mariamne I , because of her name and beauty. Therefore, King Herod found her to be a suitable substitute for Queen Mariamne I …

Mariamne I (d. 29 BCE), also called Mariamne the Hasmonean, was a Hasmonean princess and the second wife of Herod the Great. Her parents, Alexandra Maccabeus and Alexander of Judaea, were cousins who both descended from Alexander Jannaeus. She was known for her great beauty, as was her brother Aristobulus III. Herod's fear of his Hasmonean ...

Mariamne (born c. 57—died 29 bc) was a Jewish princess, a popular heroine in both Jewish and Christian traditions, whose marriage (37 bc) to the Judean king Herod the Great united his family with the deposed Hasmonean royal family (Maccabees) and helped legitimize his position.

mother of Herod II grandmother of Salome II. Beautiful daughter of a Sadducean priest who had come from Alexandria to Jerusalem. She attracted Herod a few years after he had executed his Hasmonean wife of the same name.

Dec 29, 2019 · He was already married to a Jewish woman named Doris, but as a second wife, he chose Mariamme (the Greek form of the Hebrew name Miriam/מִרְיָם, sometimes spelled Mariamne), who was the daughter of Alexander, eldest son of Aristobulus II, [7] and Alexandra, daughter of Hyrcanus. [8]