Berenice (daughter of Salome)

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Berenice was the daughter of Salome I, sister of Herod the Great. She married her cousin Aristobulus, who was assassinated in 6 BC; she was accused of complicity in his murder. By Aristobulus she was the mother of Herod Agrippa I, Herod III, king of Chalcis, Herodias, Mariamne III and Aristobulus V.

Her second husband, Theudion (brother of Herod I's first wife Doris, and thus uncle of Antipater), was put to death for conspiring against Herod. She then married Archelaus. Subsequently she went to Rome and enjoyed the favour of the imperial household.