Mariamne II
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Mariamne II was a Judean queen and the third wife of Herod the Great, briefly serving as queen consort during the late first century BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariamne II canonical | 9 |
| Μαριάμμη | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742445 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariamne II Context triple: [Herod the Great, spouse, Mariamne II]
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A.
Mariamne I
Mariamne I was a Hasmonean princess and queen of Judea, best known as the beloved yet tragically executed wife of Herod the Great.
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B.
Basilissa Ouranon
Basilissa Ouranon is the Greek name for the Queen of Heaven, a revered celestial goddess figure associated with divine authority and the heavens.
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C.
Salome Alexandra
Salome Alexandra was a 1st-century BCE Jewish queen of Judea, renowned for her pious rule, support of the Pharisees, and the relative peace and prosperity of her reign.
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D.
Julia Livilla
Julia Livilla was a Roman imperial princess of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, known as the sister of Emperor Caligula and for her involvement in the turbulent politics of the early Roman Empire.
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E.
Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Empress Licinia Eudoxia was a 5th-century Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius II and wife of Valentinian III, whose life was marked by dynastic politics, court intrigue, and the dramatic crises of the late Western Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariamne II Target entity description: Mariamne II was a Judean queen and the third wife of Herod the Great, briefly serving as queen consort during the late first century BCE.
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A.
Mariamne I
Mariamne I was a Hasmonean princess and queen of Judea, best known as the beloved yet tragically executed wife of Herod the Great.
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B.
Basilissa Ouranon
Basilissa Ouranon is the Greek name for the Queen of Heaven, a revered celestial goddess figure associated with divine authority and the heavens.
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C.
Salome Alexandra
Salome Alexandra was a 1st-century BCE Jewish queen of Judea, renowned for her pious rule, support of the Pharisees, and the relative peace and prosperity of her reign.
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D.
Julia Livilla
Julia Livilla was a Roman imperial princess of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, known as the sister of Emperor Caligula and for her involvement in the turbulent politics of the early Roman Empire.
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E.
Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Empress Licinia Eudoxia was a 5th-century Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius II and wife of Valentinian III, whose life was marked by dynastic politics, court intrigue, and the dramatic crises of the late Western Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judean queen
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mariamne bat Simon ben Boethus
ⓘ
Mariamne the Boethusian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boethusian high priesthood
ⓘ
linked to:
Sadducees
|
| causeOfLossOfStatus | Herod’s discovery of plot involving her son ⓘ |
| child |
Herod Boethus
ⓘ
Herod II ⓘ
linked to:
Herod Philip
|
| chronologicalPosition | Later wife of Herod after Mariamne I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Judea ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 4 BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish people ⓘ |
| event |
Divorced or set aside by Herod the Great
ⓘ
Son Herod II removed from succession ⓘ |
| family |
Boethusian family
ⓘ
linked to:
Sadducees
|
| father | Simon ben Boethus ⓘ |
| floruit | late 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Hellenistic–Roman Judea ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| marriageArrangedBy | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| marriageMotivation | To elevate Simon ben Boethus to high priesthood ⓘ |
| marriageType | political marriage ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Josephus – Antiquities of the Jews
ⓘ
linked to:
Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus – The Jewish War ⓘ
linked to:
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
|
| nobleFamily |
Boethusian family
ⓘ
linked to:
Simon ben Boethus
|
| notableWork | Mother of Herod II (Herod Boethus) ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Herodian Kingdom under Roman influence ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Queen consort of Judea ⓘ |
| reasonForMarriage | Alliance with Boethusian priestly family ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | King of Judea ⓘ |
| spouseOfMonarch | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| spouseOrder | third wife of Herod the Great ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 23 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Hasmonean–early Herodian period ⓘ |
| title |
Queen consort of Herod the Great
ⓘ
Queen of Judea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mariamne II Description of subject: Mariamne II was a Judean queen and the third wife of Herod the Great, briefly serving as queen consort during the late first century BCE.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.