It’s possible that the name Mariamne might sound more familiar to literature ... She was an Asmonean princess whose extraordinary beauty captivated Herod the Great, who made her his second wife ...

But there are more-personal betrayals, too: When Mariamne, Herod’s second wife, is accused of conspiring to murder him, she stands trial and then is executed. Attempted murder is sufficient for ...

Born in 74 BCE in Idumea, south of Judea, King Herod reigned in Judea for 33 years, during which he reconstructed the Second Temple. He had ten wives, but his true love was Mariamne, the last ...