Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400

Herodias Has John the Baptist Beheaded

Educational Jun 1, 2020 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E2: Writers and artists have long portrayed the death of John the Baptist as the whim of the young femme fatale Salome, but the truth is much more complicated. Discover the story of Salome’s mother, the ambitious Herodias, an influential Judean woman whose hunger for power and recognition ultimately left her exiled and forgotten.

Educational Jun 1, 2020 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 28 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.