Bernice (daughter of Agrippa and Cypros)

Also known as: Bernice · Family: Herodian · Role: princess · First appears: Book II, Chapter 11

In Book II, Chapter 11, Bernice is identified as one of the daughters born to Agrippa and Cypros, alongside Mariamne and Drusilla, with Agrippa also named as her brother. She married Herod (king of Chalcis), who was Agrippa’s brother and son-in-law, and later became the mother of Bernie Janus and Hyrcanus, his two sons by her.

Relationship record

Book II, Chapter 11

parent: Agrippa (son of Aristobulus and Bernice) (Agrippa is the father of Bernice.) “He left behind him three daughters, born to him by Cypros, Bernice, Mariamne, and Drusilla, and a son born of the same mother, whose name was Agrippa:”
married with Herod (king of Chalcis) (Herod became Agrippa's son-in-law by marrying Bernice.) “He bestowed on his brother Herod, who was also his son-in-law, by marrying [his daughter] Bernice, the kingdom of Chalcis.”
elder kin: Herod (king of Chalcis) (Bernice is explicitly identified as Herod's brother's daughter.) “After this, Herod the king of Chalcis died, and left behind him two sons, born to him of his brother's daughter Bernice; their names were Bernie Janus and Hyrcanus.”
parent: Cypros (mother of Agrippa's children) (Cypros is the mother of Bernice.) “He left behind him three daughters, born to him by Cypros, Bernice, Mariamne, and Drusilla, and a son born of the same mother, whose name was Agrippa:”
child: Bernie Janus (Bernice is the mother of Bernie Janus.) “After this, Herod the king of Chalcis died, and left behind him two sons, born to him of his brother's daughter Bernice; their names were Bernie Janus and Hyrcanus.”
child: Hyrcanus (son of Herod of Chalcis and Bernice) (Bernice is the mother of Hyrcanus.) “After this, Herod the king of Chalcis died, and left behind him two sons, born to him of his brother's daughter Bernice; their names were Bernie Janus and Hyrcanus.”
siblings with Mariamne (daughter of Agrippa and Cypros) “He left behind him three daughters, born to him by Cypros, Bernice, Mariamne, and Drusilla”
siblings with Drusilla “He left behind him three daughters, born to him by Cypros, Bernice, Mariamne, and Drusilla”
siblings with Agrippa (the present king) “He left behind him three daughters, born to him by Cypros, Bernice, Mariamne, and Drusilla, and a son born of the same mother, whose name was Agrippa”

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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.