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Survey of fictional works on [[Salome Alexandra]].
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==Overview==


The Israeli author, playwright, and politician, [[Moshe Shamir]] (1921-2004) includes Salome Alexandra in his 1958 novel [[The King of Flesh and Blood]], which is a fictional account of a portion of Alexander Jannaeus’s reign. The contemporary playwright [[Lauri Donahue]] has written a 2003 play focusing on Salome Alexandra titled “Alexandra of Judea.”
Survey of fictional works on [[Salome Alexandra]].
 
==== Popular Culture ====
 
Following the creation of the modern State of Israel, Jerusalem’s authorities changed the name of Princess Mary Street to Queen Shlomzion Street to honor Salome Alexandra. In 1977, Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli politician, general, and prime minster, named his now-defunct political party, Shlomtzion (“Peace of Zion”).




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