Herod the Great: A Power-Hungry King
Herod’s Rise to Power Herod was born around 74 BCE to a distinguished family in Idumea, south of Judea. His father Antipater gained power by supporting Hyrcanus II in the Hasmonean civil war against his brother Aristobulus II. This earned Antipater governorship of Judea under the Romans. Herod inherited his father’s political prowess. He married […]