Salome. Dance for King Herod. Karikh V.E.

The secret of this biblical drama, which has unfolded only a few years after the crucifixion of Christ, has not left outstanding artists, writers, directors for centuries. The New Testament plot is probably known to everyone: the dance of the young girl Salome so much likes her stepfather - the ruler of Galilee Herod Antipa - that he is ready to give her as a reward, even half of his kingdom! But at the instigation of her mother, Salome asked Herod the head of his opponent - the Prophet John the Baptist...

However, was everything so in reality and how did it happen that the name of the salome, in Hebrew meant “peaceful”, is now associated with bloodthirstiness and vice? Who is she really - the cold and prudent femme fatale, with its vicious seduction, excited not only the Titans of the Renaissance - Dürer, Titian, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, but also Oscar Wilde, and in the 20th century, which became the prototype of the image of a fatal woman in world cinema, or the same - The unfortunate victim of circumstances involved in the whirlpool of court intrigues? This novel completely solves the secret of Salome, putting the final point in the history of the dance for King Herod.