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Gabriele Boccaccini: Redirected page to Category:Alexandrium (subject)

2012-02-20T05:02:33Z

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	~~The '''Alexandrium''' was a Hasmonean and Herodian fortress.~~

	~~==Overview==~~

	The Alexandrium was one of the fortresses built by the [[Hasmoneans]] to secure the eastern border. Located at the peak of a mountain between [[Scythopolis]] and [[Jerusalem]] in the northern part of the Jericho Valley, the fortress was named after King [[Alexander Jannaeus]].

	~~Destroyed by [[Gabinius]] in 57 BCE, it was the first major Hasmonean fortress to be restored by [[Herod the Great]] in 38 BCE.~~

	Herod used the fortress as a residence and storehouse for royal treasure as well as state prison for members of the royal family, including [[Mariamne]] and her mother [[Alexandra the Hasmonean\|Alexandra]] in 30 BCE.

	~~The~~ Alexandrium ~~was finally destroyed by the Romans during the [[Jewish War]] and then abandoned.~~

	~~==Related categories==~~

	*[[Hasmonean Fortresses]] / [[Herodian Fortresses]]

	~~==References==~~

	*'''Fortresses and Palaces: Alexandrion''' / [[Adam Marshak]] and [[Daniel C. Harlow]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 648

	~~==External links==~~

	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrium Alexandrium] / Collective Authorship / In: [[Wikipedia (2001-), dictionary]]

	*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1177&letter=A&search=Alexandrium Alexandrium] / [[Samuel Krauss]] / In: [[Jewish Encyclopedia (~~1901-1906 Singer~~)~~, dictionary~~]]



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Gabriele Boccaccini at 03:33, 12 October 2011

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Gabriele Boccaccini at 20:30, 25 September 2011

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			The '''Alexandrium''' was a Hasmonean and Herodian fortress.

			==Overview==

			The Alexandrium was one of the fortresses built by the [[Hasmoneans]] to secure the eastern border. Located at the peak of a mountain between [[Scythopolis]] and [[Jerusalem]] in the northern part of the Jericho Valley, the fortress was named after King [[Alexander Jannaeus]].

			Destroyed by [[Gabinius]] in 57 BCE, it was the first major Hasmonean fortress to be restored by [[Herod the Great]] in 38 BCE.

			Herod used the fortress as a residence and storehouse for royal treasure as well as state prison for members of the royal family, including [[Mariamne]] and her mother [[Alexandra the Hasmonean\|Alexandra]] in 30 BCE.

			The Alexandrium was finally destroyed by the Romans during the [[Jewish War]] and then abandoned.

			==Related categories==

			*[[Hasmonean Fortresses]] / [[Herodian Fortresses]]

			==References==

			*'''Fortresses and Palaces: Alexandrion''' / [[Adam Marshak]] and [[Daniel C. Harlow]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 648

			==External links==

			*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrium Alexandrium] / Collective Authorship / In: [[Wikipedia (2001-), dictionary]]

			*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1177&letter=A&search=Alexandrium Alexandrium] / [[Samuel Krauss]] / In: [[Jewish Encyclopedia (1901-1906 Singer), dictionary]]



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