Queen Salome: Jerusalem's Warrior Monarch of the First Century B.C.E. [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

As the ruler of Judea from 76 to 67 B.C.E., Queen Salome Alexandra (ca.141 b.c.e.-67 b.c.e.) appointed the kingdom's high priest, led its menin battle, subjugated neighboring kings, and stopped the religiousviolence that plagued her society. Presiding over Judea's greatestperiod of peace and prosperity, she shaped the Judaism of Jesus' day aswell as our own. Virtually unknown today, Queen Salome remained sounique that historians have largely ignored her rather than try toexplain the perplexing circumstances that brought her to power. Thisvolume recreates Queen Salome's fascinating life and the time in whichshe lived--an age when women ruled the Middle East.