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 ...

Despite being accused of murdering his own wife, children and countless other innocents, King Herod is still known as 'the ...

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 ...