"(To Salome who had asked her what to ask Herod) The head of John the Baptist."
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Herodias
Herodias (c. 15 BC – after AD 39) was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judaea during the time of the Roman Empire. Christian writings connect her with the execution of John the Baptist.
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