Back مريمان الأولى Arabic مريمان الاولى ARZ Мариамна Bulgarian Mariamne Iañ Breton Mariamne I Catalan Mariamné Czech Mariamne I. German Μαριάμνη Α΄ Greek Mariamna I Spanish Mariamme I Finnish
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| Mariamne I | |
|---|---|
 Mariamne I from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum | |
| Died | 29 BCE |
| Spouse | Herod the Great |
| Issue | Alexander Aristobulus IV Salampsio Cypros |
| House | Hasmonean |
| Father | Alexander of Judaea |
| Mother | Alexandra the Maccabee |
Mariamne I (d. 29 BCE), also called Mariamne the Hasmonean, was a Hasmonean princess and the second wife of Herod the Great. Her parents, Alexandra Maccabeus and Alexander of Judaea, were cousins who both descended from Alexander Jannaeus. She was known for her great beauty, as was her brother Aristobulus III. Herod's fear of his Hasmonean rivals led him to execute all of the prominent members of the family, including Mariamne.
Her name is spelled Μαριάμη (Mariame) by Josephus, but in some editions of his work the second m is doubled (Mariamme). In later copies of those editions the spelling was dissimilated to its now most common form, Mariamne. In Hebrew, Mariamne is known as מִרְיָם, (Miriam), as in the traditional, Biblical name (see Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron).