Salome Alexandra

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Salome Alexandra was a 1st-century BCE Jewish queen of Judea, renowned for her pious rule, support of the Pharisees, and the relative peace and prosperity of her reign.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Queen of Judea 2
Unnamed Hasmonean woman 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hasmonean ruler
Jewish monarch
Queen of Judea
historical figure
associatedWith Pharisees
Sanhedrin
burialPlace necropolis of the Kidron Valley
surface form: Tomb of the Kings (Jerusalem) (traditional attribution)
child Aristobulus II NERFINISHED
Hyrcanus II NERFINISHED
country Judea
dateOfBirth c. 140 BCE
dateOfDeath 67 BCE
describedIn writings of Flavius Josephus
era 1st century BCE
gender female
governedWith Sanhedrin
surface form: Pharisaic council
governmentForm monarchy
historicalSource Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: The Jewish War
knownFor expanding the influence of the Sanhedrin
pious rule
promoting peace and stability in Judea
relative prosperity during her reign
strengthening the Pharisaic party
support of the Pharisees
languageOfName Hebrew
memberOf Hasmonean dynasty NERFINISHED
nameInHebrew Shlomtzion
notableEvent Pharisees gained significant political power during her reign
expansion of Judean military fortifications
period of internal peace in Judea
notableFor one of the few female sovereigns in ancient Jewish history
opposedGroup Sadducees
placeOfDeath Judea
policy favoring Pharisees over Sadducees
fortifying Judean cities
restoring Pharisees to positions of authority
positionHeld Queen consort of Judea
Salome Alexandra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of Judea

Queen regnant of Judea
predecessor Alexander Jannaeus NERFINISHED
regionRuled Hasmonean dynasty
surface form: Hasmonean Kingdom of Judea
reignEnd 67 BCE
reignStart 76 BCE
religion Judaism
spouse Alexander Jannaeus NERFINISHED
Aristobulus I NERFINISHED
successor Hyrcanus II NERFINISHED
title Shlomtzion

Referenced by (12)

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Antigonus II Mattathias grandmother Salome Alexandra
Hasmon hasDescendant Salome Alexandra
Hasmonean dynasty hasRuler Salome Alexandra
Aristobulus I mother Salome Alexandra
this entity surface form: Unnamed Hasmonean woman
Aristobulus II mother Salome Alexandra
Hyrcanus II mother Salome Alexandra
Mariamne I positionHeld Salome Alexandra
this entity surface form: Queen of Judea
Salome Alexandra positionHeld Salome Alexandra self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queen of Judea
Aristobulus II predecessor Salome Alexandra
Alexander Jannaeus spouse Salome Alexandra
Aristobulus I spouse Salome Alexandra
Alexander Jannaeus successor Salome Alexandra