Salome Alexandra
| Salome Alexandra | |
|---|---|
Salome Alexandra, from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum | |
| Queen of Judaea | |
| Reign | c. 76 – 67 BC |
| Predecessor | Alexander Jannaeus |
| Successor | Hyrcanus II |
| Queen consort of Judaea | |
| Tenure | c. 104–76 BC |
| Born | c. 141 BC |
| Died | c. 67 BC |
| Spouse | Aristobulus I (c. 104 – 103 BC) Alexander Jannaeus (c. 103 – 76 BC) |
| Issue | Hyrcanus II Aristobulus II |
| House | Hasmonean dynasty |
| Father | Shetah (disputed) |
| Mother | |
| Relatives | Simeon ben Shetach (brother) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Salome Alexandra, also Shlomtzion, Shelamzion (Ancient Greek: Σαλώμη Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן, Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC), was a regnant queen of Hasmonean Judea, one of only three women in Jewish historical tradition to rule over the country, the other two being Deborah and Athaliah. The wife of Alexander Jannaeus, she was also the last ruler of Judea to die as the sovereign of an independent kingdom. Her nine-year reign has been described as a "golden age" of Hasmonean history. Many suspect that she had previously been married to Alexander Janneaus's older brother, Aristobolus I, but this is most likely a misidentification.