Herod and Mariamne
Written bySamuel Pordage
Date premieredSeptember 1671
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Herod and Mariamne is a 1671 tragedy by the English writer Samuel Pordage. It was first performed by the Duke's Company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London shortly before they moved to the Dorset Gardens Theatre.[1] It was the company's attempt to respond to the great success of John Dryden's heroic drama The Conquest of Granada by the rival King's Company.[2] It is inspired by the accounts of Josephus portraying the reign of Herod II.

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  1. ^ Van Lennep p.188
  2. ^ Howe p.154
  3. ^ Howe p.154
  4. ^ Van Lennep p.188

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