Mariamne (third wife of Herod)
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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:
She had one child by Herod, called Herod II or Herod Boethus. Herod II married his niece, Herodias
, and by her had a daughter, Salome
.
Mariamne II was implicated in the plot of Antipater
against her husband in 4 BCE. As a result, Herod divorced her and removed her father (Simon Boethus) as high priest. Her son, Herod II, was removed from the line of succession in Herod's last will.
Herod the Great
Herod , also known as Herod the Great , was a Roman client king of Judea. His epithet of "the Great" is widely disputed as he is described as "a madman who murdered his own family and a great many rabbis." He is also known for his colossal building projects in Jerusalem and elsewhere, including his...
. She was the daughter of Simon Boethus
Boethusians
The Boethusians were a Jewish sect closely related to, if not a development of, the Sadducees.-Origins according to the Talmud:The post-Talmudic work Avot de-Rabbi Natan gives the following origin of the schism between Sadducees and Boethusians: Antigonus of Sokho having taught the maxim, "Be not...
the High Priest
Kohen Gadol
The High Priest was the chief religious official of Israelite religion and of classical Judaism from the rise of the Israelite nation until the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem...
. Josephus recounts their wedding thus:
She had one child by Herod, called Herod II or Herod Boethus. Herod II married his niece, Herodias
Herodias
Herodias was a Jewish princess of the Herodian Dynasty. Asteroid 546 Herodias is named after her.-Family relationships:*Daughter of Aristobulus IV...
, and by her had a daughter, Salome
Salome
Salome , the Daughter of Herodias , is known from the New Testament...
.
Mariamne II was implicated in the plot of Antipater
Antipater (son of Herod I)
Antipater II was Herod the Great's first-born son, his only child by his first wife Doris. He was named after his paternal grandfather Antipater the Idumaean. He and his mother were exiled after Herod divorced her between 43 BC and 40 BC to marry Mariamne I. However, he was recalled following...
against her husband in 4 BCE. As a result, Herod divorced her and removed her father (Simon Boethus) as high priest. Her son, Herod II, was removed from the line of succession in Herod's last will.