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Mariamne IV was a member to the [[House of Herod]]. She was the daughter of [[Olympias]] and [[Joseph ben Joseph]]. Her maternal grandparents were [[Herod the Great]] and [[Malthace]]; her father was also one of [[Herod]]'s nephews. Her brothers were [[Herod Archelaus]] and [[Herod Antipas]]. | Mariamne IV was a member to the [[House of Herod]]. She was the daughter of [[Olympias]] and [[Joseph ben Joseph]]. Her maternal grandparents were [[Herod the Great]] and [[Malthace]]; her father was also one of [[Herod]]'s nephews. Her brothers were [[Herod Archelaus]] and [[Herod Antipas]]. | ||
Mariamne IV married [[Herod of Chalcis]]. The couple had a son, [[Aristobulus of Chalcis]], who married [[Salome]], the daughter of [[Herodias]] | Mariamne IV married her cousin [[Herod of Chalcis]]. The couple had a son, [[Aristobulus of Chalcis]], who married [[Salome]], the daughter of [[Herodias]] and the widow of the tetrarch [[Herod Philip]]. | ||
After the premature death of Mariamne IV, [[Herod of Chalcis]] remarried with [[Berenice]]. | After the premature death of Mariamne IV, [[Herod of Chalcis]] remarried with [[Berenice]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:43, 22 July 2012
Mariamne IV was a member of the House of Herod. She was the daughter of Herod's daughter Olympias, and the wife of Herod of Chalcis.
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Overview
Mariamne IV was a member to the House of Herod. She was the daughter of Olympias and Joseph ben Joseph. Her maternal grandparents were Herod the Great and Malthace; her father was also one of Herod's nephews. Her brothers were Herod Archelaus and Herod Antipas.
Mariamne IV married her cousin Herod of Chalcis. The couple had a son, Aristobulus of Chalcis, who married Salome, the daughter of Herodias and the widow of the tetrarch Herod Philip.
After the premature death of Mariamne IV, Herod of Chalcis remarried with Berenice.
Mariamne IV in ancient sources
Mariamne IV is mentioned in Josephus.
Mariamne IV in scholarship
Research on Mariamne IV is limited by the paucity of historical sources. Mariamne is little more that a name in the genealogies of the descendants of Herod.
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