(The Conversation) — Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth.

The site was found to be the resting place of a royal family member of King Herod the Great, as published in the journal ...

It was getting harder and harder to pay the bills, and the games were in decline. But then a financial savior appeared, in the unlikely form of Herod the Great, King of Judea.

Christians remember Herod the Great as a murderous tyrant, and so do Jews. According to the Gospel of Matthew, when Herod heard that a rival king of the Jews had been born in a stable, he sent out ...

Impressive architectural projects and oppressive cruelty — these are the legacies of the complex Judean king known as Herod the Great. On the one hand, he rebuilt the Second Temple in Jerusalem ...

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the ...

According to historical accounts, Herod the Great was the regional king of Judea, which contained the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the “King of ...

Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth.