Herod the Great
♂Description
Idumean (Edomite); king of Judea 37–4 BC under Roman authority. Massive builder (the second temple's expansion, Caesarea Maritima, Masada, Herodium). Slaughtered the boys of Bethlehem after the magi outwitted him. Died of horrible illness in 4 BC.
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Family tree
Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.
