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When King Herod claims Jerusalem from the Hasmoneans, he angers Cleopatra, who wants to reclaim Judea. Despite this conflict, Herod the Great manages to...

When King Herod claims Jerusalem from the Hasmoneans, he angers Cleopatra, who wants to reclaim Judea. Despite this conflict, Herod the Great manages to...

Control. so, she enters into a conspiracy to overthrow herod with his own wife mariamne. it begins with tricking herod to unwittingly promote his replacement. >> so there were two big offices in judaea in this period. one was the office of king and one was the office of high priest. the hasmoneans had served, both, as kings and as high priests. but herod, because he was only half jewish, could not serve as a priest in the jerusalem temple. >> but mariamne has a brother named jonathan. jonathan's a hasmonean and he is, therefore, eligible to be a high priest. >> mariamne convinces herod to appo...

Wife, mariamne. it begins with tricking herod to unwittingly promote his replacement. >> so there were two big offices in judaea in this period. one was the office of king, and one was the office of high priest. the hasmoneans had served both as kings and as high priests. but herod, because he was only half jewish, could not serve as a priest in the jerusalem temple. >> but mariamne has a brother named jonathan. jonathan's a hasmonean, and he is therefore eligible to be a high priest. >> mariamne convinces herod to appoint jonathan high priest, successfully completing