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Berenice (b. 28 CE) was a member of the Herodian dinasty, the daughter of King Herod Agrippa I, and sister of King Herod Agrippa II.

Berenice in ancient sources

Berenice in mentioned both in Jewish sources (Josephus, Acts of Apostles) and in Roman sources (Suetonius)

Berenice in Scholarship

During the Jewish War, Berenice and her brother sided with the Romans, and supported the Flavian rise to imperial power.

Her love story with Titus fueled controversy in Rome and never ended in marriage.

Berenice in Fiction

The novel, Lettres de Bérénice à Titus (1642), by Madeleine de Scudéry inaugurated a long series of works of fiction, devoted to the love story between Titus and Berenice, and produced a masterpiece such as Bérénice (1670 Racine), play. In the 18th century the subject remained popular and fostered the extraordinary success of Metastasio's drama, La clemenza di Tito, where however Berenice is only alluded.

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-The category:'''Berenice (subject)''' includes scholarly and fictional works dealing with [[Berenice]].
+[[Berenice]] (b. 28 CE) was a member of the Herodian dinasty, the daughter of King Herod Agrippa I, and sister of King Herod Agrippa II.
-Born in 28 CE, Berenice was a member of the Herodian dinasty, the dughter of King Herd Agrippa I, and sister of King Herod Agrippa II.
+==Berenice in ancient sources==
+Berenice in mentioned both in Jewish sources (Josephus, Acts of Apostles) and in Roman sources (Suetonius)
-==Relevance for Second Temple Jewish Studies==
+==Berenice in Scholarship==
 During the Jewish War, Berenice and her brother sided with the Romans, and supported the Flavian rise to imperial power.
 Her love story with Titus fueled controversy in Rome and never ended in marriage.
+==Berenice in Fiction==
+The novel, Lettres de Bérénice à Titus (1642), by Madeleine de Scudéry inaugurated a long series of works of fiction, devoted to the love story between Titus and Berenice, and produced a masterpiece such as [[Bérénice (1670 Racine), play]]. In the 18th century the subject remained popular and fostered the extraordinary success of Metastasio's drama, La clemenza di Tito, where however Berenice is only alluded.
 ==External links==