Salome Alexandra

Salome Alexandra

Salome Alexandra, also Shlomtzion, Shelamzion (Ancient Greek: Σαλώμη Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן‎, Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC), was a regnant queen of Judea, one of only three women in Jewish historical tradition to rule over the country, the other two being Deborah and Athaliah. The wife of Aristobulus I, and afterward of Alexander Jannaeus, she was also the last ruler of Judea to die as the sovereign of an independent kingdom. Her nine-year reign has been described as a "golden age" of Hasmonean history. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salome Alexandra is the 3,887th most popular politician (down from 3,446th in 2019). (down from 422nd in 2019)

Salome Alexandra was most famous for being the wife of Alexander the Great.