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Berenice : Queen in Roman Judea.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chilton, Bruce.
- Series:
- Ancient Lives Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- The life story of the Judean queen Berenice, descendant of Herod the Great, who became a player on the stage of Roman conquest and politics Berenice (born ca.28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Becoming Queen
- Chapter One. Child Bride in Alexandria
- Chapter Two. Queen of Chalcis
- Part II: Roman Influencer
- Chapter Three. Sister of Agrippa II
- Chapter Four. Wife of King Polemon
- Part III: Imperial Consort
- Chapter Five. Penitent in Jerusalem
- Chapter Six. Tituss Paramour in Rome
- Epilogue
- Chronology
- Genealogy
- Source Notes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-28935-9
- 9780300289350
- OCLC:
- 1564637621
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