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  2. Herod Agrippa - Wikipedia

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    His parents marked the Roman status of this Jewish prince by giving him the name of a close collaborator of Emperor Augustus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. [1] Herod the Great, a ruler perceived as a ruthless usurper by his subjects, was a devoted supporter of the Roman Empire and promoted its cause throughout his kingdom. [2]

  3. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    Ananus's decision angered Roman procurator Lucceius Albinus and local king Herod Agrippa II, who had him removed from his post. Mk 6:3, Mt 13:55–56, Gal 1:19: Jesus of Nazareth: Jewish itinerant preacher and son of Mary: The person after whom Christianity is named. He was a Jewish itinerant preacher who clashed with the Pharisees.

  4. Herodian dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Herod Agrippa was the grandson of Herod. Thanks to his friendship with Caligula, the emperor appointed him ruler with the title of king over the territories of Philip in 37 CE, which were after Philip's death in 34 CE shortly part of the Roman province of Syria, and in 40 CE he was given the territories of Herod Antipas.

  5. Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa) - Wikipedia

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    Berenice was born in 28 [1] to Herod Agrippa and Cypros, as granddaughter to Aristobulus IV and great-granddaughter to Herod the Great. Her elder brother was Agrippa II (b. 27), and her younger sisters were Mariamne (b. 34) and Drusilla (b. 38). [2] [3] According to Josephus, there was also a younger brother called Drusus, who died before his ...

  6. Kings of Israel and Judah - Wikipedia

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    Herod the Great King of Judaea r. 37–4 BCE: Mariamne I: Herod Antipas Tetrarch of Galilee r. 4 BCE – 39 CE: Herod Archelaus Ethnarch of Judaea r. 4 BCE - 6 CE: Philip the Tetrarch Tetrarch of Batanea r. 4 BCE – 34 CE: Aristobulus IV: Herod V King of Chalcis r. 41–48 CE: Herod Agrippa King of Batanaea r. 37–41 CE King of Judea r. 41 ...

  7. Herodian tetrarchy - Wikipedia

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    Herod Agrippa I arranged for Chalcis to be handed over to his brother Herod and ruled himself in Philip's stead. After the banishment of Herod Antipas in 39 CE Herod Agrippa I became also ruler of Galilee and Perea, and in 41 CE, as a mark of favour by the emperor Claudius, succeeded the Roman prefect Marullus as King of Iudaea. With this ...

  8. First Jewish–Roman War - Wikipedia

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    When military operations resumed, Tiberias, a Jewish-majority city that was part of Agrippa's realm, [125] surrendered to the Romans without resistance. [ 220 ] [ 135 ] The city's population, which had been divided into pro-revolt and pro-Roman factions, [ 221 ] [ 222 ] saw the pro-Roman faction prevail as the Roman army approached. [ 220 ]

  9. Alexandrian riots (38 CE) - Wikipedia

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    In 38 CE, Caligula sent Herod Agrippa to Alexandria unannounced. [2] According to Philo , the visit was met with jeers from the Greek population who saw Agrippa as the king of the Jews. [ 3 ] Flaccus tried to placate both the Greek population and Caligula by having statues of the emperor placed in Jewish synagogues , an unprecedented provocation.