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, Que...
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, Que...
