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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 |
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) in Jewish historical tradition to rule over the country, the other two being Deborah and Athaliah. 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]