Costobarus

Costobarus (Greek: Κοστόβαρος) was an associate of Herod the Great (who made Costobarus governor of Idumea) and second husband of Herod's sister Salome I. He was also known as Costobar.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Another member of the Herodian dynasty was Costobar, who was the brother of Saul. Both Saul and Costobar were likely grandsons of Costobarus.^[5]

^ Flavius, Josephus (77 CE); Thackery, H. StJ. [translator] (1989). The Jewish war (Loeb Classical Library ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-99223-7. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Josephus "War" i: 486.
^ Flavius, Josephus (93 CE); Marcus, Ralph [translator]; Wikgren, Allen [translator] (1990). Jewish Antiquities (Loeb Classical Library ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-99451-5. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Josephus "Antiquities" xv: 253-255
^ Josephus "War" ii: 418 ; "Antiquities" xx: 214

[Loeb_War-1] Flavius, Josephus (77 CE); Thackery, H. StJ. [translator] (1989). The Jewish war (Loeb Classical Library ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-99223-7. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] Josephus "War" i: 486.

[Loeb_Antiquities-3] Flavius, Josephus (93 CE); Marcus, Ralph [translator]; Wikgren, Allen [translator] (1990). Jewish Antiquities (Loeb Classical Library ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-99451-5. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] Josephus "Antiquities" xv: 253-255

[5] Josephus "War" ii: 418 ; "Antiquities" xx: 214

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