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- After Herod’s death, the Romans bestowed the kingdom of Chalcis on Berenice’s older brother, Agrippa II. Agrippa’s move into residence in his new kingdom brought brother and sister into close quarters. Many sources indicate that they were often found together in official capacities. Inscriptions mention them together (with Berenice noticed first).
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Their relationship was an open scandal, and in fact Agrippa never took a wife. We get a glimpse of this in Acts of the Apostles 25. Notice how Berenice is mentioned on equal terms with her brother King Agrippa, when Paul defends himself in the splendour of the royal court at Caesarea:
Berenice indeed spent much of her life at the court of Agrippa, and by all accounts shared almost equal power. Popular rumors may also have been fueled by the fact that Agrippa himself never married. [9]
Jun 15, 2016 · The Roman historian Cassius Dio (Roman History 65:15) similarly depicts Berenice as ruling alongside Agrippa her brother and travelling with him on official trips. Berenice and Agrippa Do Not Support the Rebellion. The Great Rebellion against Rome broke out in 67 CE.
Feb 7, 2010 · In this article Schwartz explores the sources on Agrippa II used by Josephus, and suggests that the texts denigrating Berenice that he uses in Ant. derive from a pious Jewish source and do not reflect Josephus own opinions.
Bernice or Berenice. Eldest daughter of king Herod Agrippa I, and sister to the younger Agrippa, Acts 25:13 ,23; 26:30. She was first married to her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis; and after his death, in order to avoid the merited suspicion of incest with her brother Agrippa, she became the wife of Polemon, king of Cilicia.
After her husband’s death in a.d. 48, Berenice returned home to share the household of her brother Agrippa, with whom she appears to have shared warm friendship and mental fellowship. Rumor, inevitably, constructed from this situation a story of incestuous union for which there is no real evidence.
Mar 19, 2019 · According to Josephus in Antiquities, Agrippa Senior convinced Emperor Claudius to grant Herod the territory of Chalcis, in modern Syria, along with the title of “king.” As a result, Julia Berenice assumed the title of “queen.”
