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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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