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  2. Herod the Great - Wikipedia

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    Herod I [2] [a] or Herod the Great (c. 72 – c. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea .

  3. Herodian kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Herodian kingdom [1] [2] was a client state of the Roman Republic ruled from 37 to 4 BCE by Herod the Great, who was appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate. [3] When Herod died, the kingdom was divided among his sons into the Herodian Tetrarchy.

  4. Herodian dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Tigranes V of Armenia (King of Armenia) 6–12 CE; Herod Agrippa. King of Batanaea 37–41 CE; King of Galilee 40–41 CE; King of all Judaea 41–44 CE, previously Judaea (Roman province), given to him by Claudius, and reinstated as a province after his death. Herod of Chalcis (King of Chalcis) 41–48 CE; Herod Agrippa II. Tetrarch of Chalcis ...

  5. List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of people who were in the position of the leaders of the Jewish nation, heads of state and/or government in the Land of Israel. Because of the position of the Land of Israel in Judaism, the leaders of the inhabitants of the land had a priority status also over Diaspora Jewry, although there were periods when this status weakened due to the weakening of the Jewish ...

  6. History of the Jews in the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Romans deposed the ruling Hasmonean dynasty of Judaea (in power from c. 140 BC) and the Roman Senate declared Herod the Great "King of the Jews" in c. 40 BC. Judea proper, Samaria and Idumea became the Roman province of Judaea in 6 AD.

  7. Timeline of the Second Temple period - Wikipedia

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    The Hasmonean line was deposed in 37 BCE, and King Herod the Great took control as ruler of the Herodian kingdom, with the approval of Rome. Herod's death in 4 BCE led to both the Herodian Tetrarchy, in which smaller regions were ruled by members of his family, and periods of direct Roman control by the governors of Roman Judea. Direct Roman ...

  8. Why is a movie about Mary of Nazareth causing controversy? - AOL

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    Anthony Hopkins as King Herod in "Mary." Online, some viewers believe Mary should have been portrayed by an Arab Palestinian actor in the new movie, pointing to modern conflicts in the region.

  9. Hasmonean dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The installation of Herod the Great (an Idumean) as king in 37 BCE made Judea a Roman client state and marked the end of the Hasmonean dynasty. Even then, Herod tried to bolster the legitimacy of his reign by marrying a Hasmonean princess, Mariamne, and planning to drown the last male Hasmonean heir at his Jericho palace.