Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa)Berenice of Cilicia, also known as Julia Berenice and sometimes spelled Bernice (Greek: Βερενίκη or Βερνίκη, Bereníkē or Berníkē; 28 – after 81), was a Jewish client queen of the Roman Empire during the second half of the 1st century. Berenice was a member of the Herodian dynasty that ruled the Roman province of Judaea between 39 BC and 92 AD. She was the daughter of King Herod Agrippa I and Cypros and a sister of King Herod Agrippa II.
Herod AgrippaDynastyHerodianFatherAristobulus IVMotherBereniceMarcus Julius Agrippa I (c. 11 BC – c. AD 44), also known as Agrippa I (Hebrew: אגריפס, epithet Agrippa the Great) or Herod Agrippa, was a Roman citizen, under the patronage of Antonia Minor, friend of Roman emperors Caligula and Claudius, and the last client king of Judea (r. 41–44).
First Jewish–Roman WarRebellion against Roman rule (66–73/74 CE)BelligerentsRoman EmpireJudean provisional governmentSupported by:AdiabeneZealotsGalileansPeasantry factionIdumaeansSicariiCommanders and leadersGessius Florus(66)Cestius Gallus(66)Vespasian(67–69)Titus(67–71)Lucilius Bassus(71–72)Flavius Silva(72–73/74)Herod Agrippa IIAnanus ben Ananus †Joshua ben Gamla †Joseph ben Gurion †Niger the Perean †Josephus Eleazar ben Simon †Eleazar ben Hanania †Judah ben Ari †John of Giscala (POW)Simon bar Giora Jacob ben SosaMenahem ben Judah Eleazar ben Ya'ir †StrengthGallus' force: 29,548 (66)Vespasian's force: 60,000 (67–69)Titus's force: 50,000 (69–70)Silva's force: 8,000 troops (74) Unknown UnknownAccording to Josephus, 1.1 million died in Jerusalem and 100,000 in Galilee.According to modern analysis, a significant part of Judaea's population died, possibly one-quarter.
Antonius FelixAntonius Felix (possibly Tiberius Claudius Antonius Felix, in Greek: ὁ Φῆλιξ; born c. 5–10) was the fourth Roman procurator of Judea Province in 52–60, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus. He appears in the New Testament in Acts 23 and 24, where the Apostle Paul is brought before him for a trial. LifeFelix was the younger brother of Greek freedman Marcus Antonius Pallas who served as a secretary of the treasury during the reign of Emperor Claudius.
Drusilla (daughter of Herod Agrippa)Julia Drusilla (Greek: Δρούσιλλα; AD 38 - AD 79) was a daughter of Herod Agrippa (the last king of ancient Roman Judaea) and Cypros. Her siblings were Berenice, Mariamne, and Herod Agrippa II. Her son Agrippa was one of the few people known by name to have died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.Mariamne (daughter of Herod Agrippa)Mariamne (born 34 or 35) was a king's daughter of King Agrippa I of ancient Roman Judea and Cypros. She was the paternal granddaughter of Aristobulus IV, and great-granddaughter of Herod the Great and Mariamne (Hasmonean Branch).
ClaudiusRoman emperor from AD 41 to 54DynastyJulio-ClaudianFatherNero Claudius DrususMotherAntonia the YoungerTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; Classical Latin:; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or simply Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 until his death in AD 54.
JudeaJudea or Judaea (; Hebrew: יהודה, Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yehūḏā; Arabic: يهودا, Yahūdā; Greek: Ἰουδαία, Ioudaía; Latin: Iudaea) is a mountainous region of the Levant. Traditionally dominated by the city of Jerusalem, it is now part of Israel and the West Bank. The name is derived from the Hebrew name Yehudah, and was used during the Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.
Herodian dynastyThe Herodian dynasty was a royal dynasty of Idumaean (Edomite) descent, ruling the Herodian Kingdom of Judea and later the Herodian tetrarchy as a vassal state of the Roman Empire. The Herodian dynasty began with Herod the Great who assumed the throne of Judea, with Roman support, bringing down the century-old Hasmonean Kingdom. His kingdom lasted until his death in 4 BC, when it was divided among his sons and sister as a tetrarchy, which lasted for about 10 years.
Roman naming conventionsOver 1400 years the Romans and other peoples of Italy employed a system of names which were different from the personal names used by other cultures in Europe, consisting of a combination of a personal and a family name.
Hebrew languageHebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival.
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