Salome (daughter of Herod the Great)

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This article is about the daughter of Herod the Great. For other uses, see Salome (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Salome I or Salome III, sister and granddaughter of Herod the Great respectively.

Salome, also known as Salome II,[1] was a Herodian princess, the daughter of Herod the Great (Herod I) and one of his lesser wives, Elpis, born in ~14 BCE.[2]

She should not be confused with Salome, whose mother was Herodias, and who is alleged to have played a role in the death of John the Baptist.

References

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  2. ^ Josephus, Flavius (1851). The Jewish War of Flavius Josephus: A New Translation. Houlston and Stoneman.


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