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Berenice was a member of the Herodian Dynasty that ruled the Roman province of Judaea between 39 BC and 92 AD. She was the daughter of King Herod Agrippa I and Cypros and a sister of King Herod Agrippa II.
Apr 17, 2024 · Berenice (born ad 28) was a lover of the Roman emperor Titus and a participant in the events leading up to the fall of Jerusalem. The eldest daughter of the Judaean tetrarch Herod Agrippa I by his wife Cypros, Berenice was married at age 13, but her husband died without consummating the marriage .
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daughter of Herod Agrippa I, a shrewd man and a close friend of the Roman emperor Claudius. she married well three times – she seemed to have inherited her father’s shrewd intellect. she had an incestuous relationship with her brother Agrippa II – public and very scandalous.
Feb 7, 2010 · In Brief. Berenice was the daughter of King Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great and client king of Judea. She married her uncle Herod, King of Chalcis, a small realm in Syria. After his death, Chalcis was awarded to her brother, with whom she ruled for a time until she married King Polemo of Cicilia, Anatolia.
Sep 30, 2023 · Princess Berenice was one of the most significant royal women of the Herodian Dynasty. She was the niece, daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law of King Herod the Great. She was also the daughter of Queen regnant Salome I of Iamnia, Azotus, and Phasaelis. She was the wife of Prince Aristobulus.
Jun 15, 2016 · Berenice is infamous for being the traitorous lover of Titus and for rejecting the Great Rebellion against Rome, along with her brother Agrippa II. But she was also a pious woman who took a nazirite vow, was attached to her God and her people, and even risked her life to save her fellow Jews from Roman soldiers.
May 23, 2018 · Berenice, b. c.AD 28, Jewish princess; daughter of Herod Agrippa I (see under Herod [1]). A very beautiful woman, she was often involved in intrigue. After her first husband died, she was married to her uncle Herod of Chalcis.