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The opening as it read in 2010

Aristobulus of Chalcis was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne, hence a great-grandson of Herod the Great .¹ In 55 AD, he was appointed by Nero as King of Armenia Minor , and participated with his forces in the Roman-Parthian War of 58–63 , where he received a small portion of Armenia in exchange. He remained its ruler until the area was re-annexed into the Roman Empire in 72. He appears to have also been vested with the kingdom of Chalcis, and his period as a ruler is dated to 57-92. He was married to Salome after the death of her first husband, Herod Philip II . With her he had three children. Three coins with portraits of him and his wife have been found.²

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Aristobulus of Chalcis ( ) was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne. Herod of Chalcis was a grandson of Herod the Great through his father, Aristobulus IV . Mariamne was a granddaughter of Herod the Great through her mother, Olympias; hence Aristobulus was a great-grandson of Herod the Great on both sides of his family.

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Aristobulus of Chalcis ( ) was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne. Herod of Chalcis, ruler of Chalcis in Iturea , was a grandson of Herod the Great through his father, Aristobulus IV . Mariamne was a granddaughter of Herod the Great through her mother, Olympias; hence Aristobulus was a great-grandson of Herod the Great on both sides of his family.

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1st century AD King of Chalcis and Lesser Armenia For other people named Aristobulus, see Aristobulus (disambiguation) . Aristobulus V of Chalcis ( ) was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne. Herod of Chalcis, ruler of Chalcis in Iturea , was a grandson of Herod the Great through his father, Aristobulus IV . Mariamne was a granddaughter of Herod the Great through her mother, Olympias ; hence Aristobulus was a great-grandson of Herod the Great on both sides of his family.

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1st century AD King of Chalcis and Lesser Armenia For other people named Aristobulus, see Aristobulus (disambiguation) . Aristobulus V of Chalcis ( Ancient Greek : Ἀριστόβουλος ) was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne . Herod of Chalcis, ruler of Chalcis in Iturea , was a grandson of Herod the Great through his father, Aristobulus IV . Mariamne was a granddaughter of Herod the Great through her mother, Olympias ; hence Aristobulus was a great-grandson of Herod the Great on both sides of his family.

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