Queen Salome: Jerusalem's Warrior Monarch of the First Century B.C.E. (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Queen Salome As the ruler of Judea from 76 to 67 B.C.E., Queen Salome Alexandra (ca. 141 b.c.e.-67 b.c.e.) appointed the kingdom's high priest, led its men in battle, subjugated neighboring kings, and stopped the religious violence that plagued her society. Presiding over Judea's greatest period of peace and prosperity, she shaped the Judaism of Jesus' day as well as our own. Virtually unknown today, Queen Sal
Full description- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Published: 31 July 2012
- Format: Paperback 284 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Middle Eastern History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
- ISBN 13: 9780786470020 ISBN 10: 078647002X
- Sales rank: 1,345,700
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"Virtually unknown today, Queen Salome remained so unique that historians have largely ignored her rather than try to explain the perplexing circumstances that brought her to power. This volume recreates Queen Salome's fascinating life and the time in which she lived--an age when women ruled the Middle East"--Provided by publisher.
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