Salome Alexandra
Queen of Hasmonean Judaea from c.76 to 67 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salome Alexandra, or Shlomtzion (Greek: Σαλώμη Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן, Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC),[1] was a regnant queen of Judaea, one of only three women (until Golda Meir) to rule over the country, the other two being Athaliah and Deborah. The wife of Aristobulus I, and afterward of Alexander Jannaeus,[2] she was also the last ruler of Judaea to die as the sovereign of an independent kingdom. Her nine-year reign has been described as a "golden age" of Hasmonean history.[3]
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Salome Alexandra | |
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Queen of Judaea | |
Reign | c. 76 – 67 BC |
Predecessor | Alexander Jannaeus |
Successor | Hyrcanus II |
Queen consort of Judaea | |
Tenure | c. 104–76 BC |
Spouse | Aristobulus I (c. 104–103 BC), Alexander Jannaeus (c. 103 – 76 BC), then widow after. |
Issue | Hyrcanus II Aristobulus II and Mariamne I, wife of Herod the Great |
Father | Shetah (disputed) johnathan Hyrcanus I according to josephus. |
Religion | Judaism |
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