and high priest of the Hasmonean dynasty. Named to the high priesthood of the temple of<hr>
Jerusalem at seventeen, his popularity leads to his assassination by his brother-in-law, King<hr>
Herod the Great.<hr>
       Marc Antony is a Roman politician and military man. He appointed Herod as<hr>
governor following his coronation, thus making Herod a ruler of one of the four parts of Judea. Complaints came to him against Herod, but the latter only justified himself by paying a large sum of money to Marc Antony, who accepted without questioning.<hr>
       Cleopatra VII Philopator, then Thea Neotera, was an ancient queen of Egypt from the Lagide dynasty, born around 69 BC and died on August 12, 30 BC. She was the last wife of Marc Antony who turned away from the Roman Empire to live with her.<hr>
       Laodicea is the capital of Phrygia, a western region in Asia Minor, separated from the Aegean Sea by Lydia. One can find its ruins in Turkey.<hr>
       Salome is the sister of Herod the Great. Enjoying the full confidence of her brother Herod, she plays a major role in the decisions that destroy her brother's court. Through her denunciations, she is responsible for the execution of many high-ranking figures, in particular from the Hasmonean dynasty.<hr>
       Joseph is a noble Idumean, a people established to the southeast of the Dead Sea. He is the brother of the governor of Judea, Antipater, and the uncle of Herod the Great. He married his niece Salome, sister of the future king Herod the Great. Salome accuses Mariamne the Hasmonean, Herod's wife, in 29 BC of having illicit relations with her husband Joseph. Indeed, she reproaches Mariamne, from the Hasmonean dynasty, for despising her because of the humble origins of her family. Herod executed Joseph.<hr>
       Rhodes is a Greek island near Turkey, an important stopover between Greece and Egypt. It is notably known for its Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.<hr>
       Herod Antipater is the first-born son of Herod the Great and Doris, Herod’s first wife.<hr>
       Phasaelus is a prince of Judea, brother of Herod the Great.<hr>
      
                Third speech – Cleopatra to Marc Antony<hr>
                                    Cleopatra, queen of Egypt<hr>
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