Mariamne II

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Mariamne II was a Judean queen and the third wife of Herod the Great, briefly serving as queen consort during the late first century BCE.

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Μαριάμμη 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Judean queen
historical figure
queen consort
alsoKnownAs Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus
Mariamne the Boethusian
associatedWith Sadducees
surface form: Boethusian high priesthood
causeOfLossOfStatus Herod’s discovery of plot involving her son
child Herod Boethus
Herod II NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition Later wife of Herod after Mariamne I
countryOfCitizenship Judea
endTime c. 4 BCE
ethnicGroup Jewish people
event Divorced or set aside by Herod the Great
Son Herod II removed from succession
family Sadducees
surface form: Boethusian family
father Simon ben Boethus
floruit late 1st century BCE
historicalEra Hellenistic–Roman Judea
languageOfName Greek
marriageArrangedBy Herod the Great NERFINISHED
marriageMotivation To elevate Simon ben Boethus to high priesthood
marriageType political marriage
mentionedIn Antiquities of the Jews
surface form: Josephus – Antiquities of the Jews

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: Josephus – The Jewish War
nobleFamily Simon ben Boethus
surface form: Boethusian family
notableWork Mother of Herod II (Herod Boethus)
placeOfResidence Jerusalem
politicalContext Herodian Kingdom under Roman influence
positionHeld Queen consort of Judea
reasonForMarriage Alliance with Boethusian priestly family
region Levant region
surface form: Levant
religion Judaism
spouse Herod the Great NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation King of Judea
spouseOfMonarch Herod the Great NERFINISHED
spouseOrder third wife of Herod the Great
startTime c. 23 BCE
timePeriod Late Hasmonean–early Herodian period
title Queen consort of Herod the Great
Queen of Judea

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Mariamne I nameInNativeLanguage Mariamne II
this entity surface form: Μαριάμμη
Herodian dynasty notableMember Mariamne II
Herod the Great spouse Mariamne II