Difference between revisions of "Alexandrium"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Redirected page to Category:Alexandrium (subject)) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category: (subject)]] | |||
*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[ (sources)]] | |||
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]] | |||
[[Category:Places]] | |||
Revision as of 14:30, 25 September 2011
- SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category: (subject)
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see (sources)
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 in 30 BCE.
The Alexandrium was finally destroyed by the Romans during the Jewish War and then abandoned.
Related categories
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
- Alexandrium / Collective Authorship / In: Wikipedia (2001-), dictionary