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Herodes
"Herod the Great" - king of Judaea, 37 - 4 B.C.
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Antipater, the father of Herodes, is seized by Idumaean bandits while
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Antipas, the grandfather of Herodes, is appointed by Alexander Jannae
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The birth of Herodes, the future king of Judaea.
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Menaemus greets the young Herodes as "king of the Jews".
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ppoints his sons Phasael and Herodes to govern Jerusalem and Galilee.
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Hyrcanus summons Herodes to stand trial, but then releases him.
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Sex.Caesar appoints Herodes to be governor of Coele Syria.
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Herodes kills Malichus.
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Herodes defeats Antigonus, the son of Aristobulus.
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Antonius appoints Herodes and his brother Phasael to be tetrarchs.
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gonus kills Phasael, the brother of Herodes, and mutilates Hyrcanus.
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Herodes escapes to Alexandria.
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Herodes goes to Rome, where Antonius and Octavianus formally recognis
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Herodes re-enters Judaea, and joins Silo outside Jerusalem.
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Herodes conquers Galilee.
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Herodes suppresses brigands in Galilee.
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Ventidius sends Machaeras with an army to assist Herodes.
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onus defeats and kills Joseph, the brother of Herodes, near Jericho.
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Herodes defeats the army of Antigonus at Jericho.
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Herodes marries Mariamme.
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Herodes and Sosius start to besiege Jerusalem.
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Herodes and Sosius capture Jerusalem.
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The start of Herodes' reign as king of Judaea.
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Herodes rewards his friends and punishes his enemies.
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Herodes appoints Ananel to be high priest of the Jews.
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Herodes makes Aristobulus high priest.
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visits Judaea, and meets Alexandra, the mother-in-law of Herodes.
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Alexandra complains to Cleopatra about the behaviour of Herodes.
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high priest Aristobulus, the son of Alexandra, is killed by Herodes.
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Herodes meets Antonius at Laodiceia and rebuts the accusations made
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Herodes kills Joseph, the husband of Salome.
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Cleopatra visits Herodes on her way back from Syria to Egypt.
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stobarus marries Salome, and is made governor of Idumaea by Herodes.
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Herodes defeats the Nabataean Arabs.
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The Arabs defeat Herodes, with the assistance of one of Cleopatra's
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Herodes restarts war against the Arabs, and defeats them.
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Hyrcanus is put to death by Herodes.
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Herodes meets Octavianus in Rhodes, and is forgiven for his previous
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Herodes receives Octavianus and his army at Ptolemais.
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Herodes starts to have acrimonious quarrels with his wife Mariamme.
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Herodes meets Octavianus in Egypt.
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natives of the time of Herod the King used to tell of
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the ground. Later Herodes, who was king of the Jews thoug
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come to an end, the foreigner Herodes became king. [465'A
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because up until the time of Herodes the leaders had bee
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clipse of the sun. Herodes summoned a certain Ananelus fro
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matters, and was appointed by Herodes to be governor of
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granted the title of king to Herodes, a foreigner. - -
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ted the title of king to Herodes, a foreigner, whose reign
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an end with Hyrcanus, Herodes the son of Antipater was
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Augustus' time, Herodes was the first foreigner to beco
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ths. In his reign, Herodes was the first foreigner to be
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thaspa. [52A] When Herodes heard that a king had been born
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it was later rebuilt by Herodes, who called it Sebaste
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Antipater, the son of Herodes of Ascalon, to be governo
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ings in Jerusalem. Herodes, who was appointed as king afte
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ia. 186.3 . [1983] Herodes, the son of Antipater of Ascalo
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ests came to an end, and Herodes, a foreigner, became king
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998] [1996 in Ar.] Herodes constructed many great building
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000] [1996 in Ar.] Herodes completely rebuilt Samaria, whi
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pontifex maximus. Herodes refounded the city which was
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006] [2004 in Ar.] Herodes restored Anthedon and called
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009] [2008 in Ar.] Herodes killed Hyrcanus, the previous
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uelties mentioned above, Herodes killed the husband of his
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[2018 in Ar.] When Herodes was warned by the wise men abou
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ed. 195.4 . [2020] Herodes, struck down by dropsy and with
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to be the successor of Herodes; and his four brothers,
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Agrippa, the son of king Herodes, came to Rome to accuse
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and its rebuilding by Herodes, we shall speak at a prop
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(the name of which king Herodes afterwards changed to Agr
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of his was to gratify Herodes, who was his son, and who
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rato's Tower; which last Herodes rebuilt after a glorious
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our sons, Phasaelus, and Herodes, who was afterwards made
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but committed Galilee to Herodes, his next son, who was
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61] Now Phasaelus, Herodes's brother, was moved with emula
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because they saw that Herodes was a violent and bold
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But when Sextus had made Herodes general of the army of
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evere in it. [184] Herodes was persuaded by these argument
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[274] And because Herodes did exact what is required of
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rrison in Jerusalem, and Herodes had the weapons of war
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rose in arms; [295] but Herodes went to Fabius, the prefe
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of the Jews to accuse Herodes and those about him, and
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Phasaelus's and Herodes's party came to the other's ass
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ler who was sent against Herodes had it in command to get
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ure. [355] But for Herodes himself, he raised his mind abo
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A great deal of Herodes's money escaped, and principall
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woman, that his brother Herodes had escaped the enemy,
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and came running after Herodes; but with no manner of
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nge that had happened in Herodes's condition; and reasonin
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[394] By this time Herodes had sailed out of Italy to Ptol
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march away; [407] but Herodes pressed Silo not to depar
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ns. [410] However, Herodes was not idle in the mean time,
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things. [413] But Herodes was not pleased with lying stil
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famine. [419] But Herodes committed the care of that matt
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he greatly reproached Herodes with the meanness of his
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places. [433] But Herodes soon returned, and punished the
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ranks were gone by, (for Herodes brought on the rear,) tho
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the people believed that Herodes was beloved of God, since
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oppose Machaeras; but Herodes, when he had taken five
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igor of winter was over, Herodes removed his army, and cam
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by Antonius to assist Herodes, and Herodes on his own
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temple were burnt, which Herodes gave out to have been bur
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ody. [482] And now Herodes having overcome his enemies,
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to Antonius; [489] but Herodes was afraid lest Antigonus
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passed on to Judaea, where Herod met her, and leased from
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[1] How Sossius and Herod took Jerusalem by force; and
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as to the tributes which Herod was to pay Cleopatra for
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to fight than before. So Herod, when he had offered the
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they sent ambassadors to Herod, in the first place,
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{6.} [161] Herod's other affairs were now very
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[165] While Herod had these things in his
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in the commentaries of king Herod: but other historians do not
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account of the hopes that Herod had given him; none of
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[183] Now Herod, as soon as he had
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had written to him that Herod had very readily assisted him
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first Sohemus was faithful to Herod, and neglected none of the
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lasted a whole year after Herod returned from Caesar. However, these
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escape the like treatment from Herod, she changed her behaviour to
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and being informed what condition Herod was in, she endeavoured to
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Jewish customs and law, Herod made Costobarus governor of
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wedlock; and told her brother Herod, that she left her husband
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was on this account that Herod abandoned the laws of his
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[277] Nor was Herod unacquainted with the consternation they
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that, in the first place, Herod himself could not escape them,
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year of the reign of Herod, very great calamities came upon
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was particularly a friend to Herod, and desirous to have his
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her commendation, it happened that Herod was much affected with what
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And now, when all Herod's designs had succeeded according to
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{10.} [342] When Herod was engaged in such matters,
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more so, because he envied Herod, who had acquired it. So
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[354] Now when Herod had already reigned seventeen years,
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[365] At this time Herod released his subjects from a
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God. This man once saw Herod when he was a child,
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[380] And now Herod, in the eighteenth year of
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this was the speech which Herod made to them; but still
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[391] So Herod took away the old foundations,
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were also high priests before Herod, and they called it the
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monarchy. [53] Upon all this, Herod resolved to complete what he
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three months, Sosius and Herodes besieged him, and took
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Romans and Pompeius; how Herodes also, the son of Antipate
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ple made a sedition upon Herodes's death, while Augustus
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aste, which was built by Herodes the king, and encompassed
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wards called Agrippias by king Herodes. [88] But when he
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changed to Caesarea, by king Herodes. [157] All which
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by her, Phasaelus and Herodes, who was afterwards king,
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also sent his next son, Herodes, who was very young, with
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was the great actions of Herodes, and that so many messeng
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to do. [221] Now Herodes, in the first place, mitigated
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ardian of Jerusalem, and Herodes who was entrusted with
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market-place, in which Herodes's party beat the enemy,
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aited for the seizure of Herodes first at Jerusalem, becau
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plot how to seize upon Herodes, by deluding him, and get
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monstrated himself to be Herodes's own brother, and Hyrcan
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that had been made in Herodes's affairs, and this both
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Now by this time Herodes had sailed out of Italy, and
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off the siege; [298] but Herodes went to the captains that
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ons. [301] Yet was Herodes not idle, but took with him ten
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incipal men that were on Herodes's side to the lake, and
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number; in which action Herodes's own side was wounded
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idence of which victory, Herodes had marched immediately
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the north wall. Herodes's dependence was upon the decre
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ive months, till some of Herodes's chosen men ventured to
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custody. [354] But Herodes's concern at present, now he
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about Actium was begun, Herodes prepared to come to the
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after another; whom yet Herodes got together, and endeavo
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rashly." [380] & When Herodes had encouraged them by
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manner. Whereupon Herodes obliged him to be kind to him
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afterward bestow it on Herodes, that it might not again
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the temple. [417] Herodes was also a lover of his father
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full of donations that Herodes presented them withal?
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ves. [429] 13. Now Herodes had a body suited to his soul,
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fortune was avenged on Herodes in his external great suc
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to go over the river to Herodes, he had not perished: but
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Visiting Herod, he declared that he came
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A further stimulus to Herod's cruelty to his sons was
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[550] Herod summoned a public assembly, formally
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[556] For Herod, one day, assembled his relatives
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suit. For, although she was Herod's sister and had recourse to
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[578] Herod, meanwhile, never relaxed his efforts
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[586] Herod had each of the slave
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if he made speed, added Herod, he would be prepared to
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[622] Herod burst out upon him to
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compassion, including Varus. Herod alone remained dry-eyed,
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after a private interview with Herod, Varus drafted his report of
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From this time onwards Herod's malady began to spread to
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[665] Herod survived the execution of his
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daea, which was ruled by Herodes; because these two had
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ommemorates the death of Herodes I, in 4 B.C; but Zeitlin
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olaus, the instructor of Herodes and the teacher of the
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begged him to persuade Herodes to be their helper and
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ragment 135 [F135] Herodes again put aside his love of phi
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transferred the rule to Herod. Ventidius at once defeated
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labour. For no sooner had Herod, king of Judaea, learned of
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otherwise Caesarea, founded by King Herod, but now the colony called
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Antipas - tetrarch of Galilee, 4 B.C. - 39 A.D.
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+ Antipas
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years. After him, Herodes the tetrarch, the brother of
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of Herodes for 9 years Herodes the tetrach, the brother
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and his four brothers, Herodes, Antipater, Lysias and
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for 23 years. * Herodes the tetrarch became leader of
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ished by Tiberius. Herodes founded the cities of Tiberias
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came to Rome to accuse Herodes the tetrarch, but was thr
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the high-priest's daughter, Antipater and Archelaus were
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modified it. He now named Antipas king, passing over his eldest
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heir to the throne, and Antipas tetrarch
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and the neighbouring districts, Antipas, as we have already
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other brothers, Philippus and Antipas, to be tetrarchs.
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- ruler of Chalcis; died in 48-49 A.D.
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Aristobulus had three, Herod, Agrippa, and Aristobulus
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- son of Herod and Mariamme II; first husband of Herodias
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girl. Her sister my own Herod shall take, for on his
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was son of Doris, Herod of Mariamme, the high-priest's
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heir to the throne, and Herod, the king's son by Mariamme,
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of his own children, but Herod, the son of Mariamme. In
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upon her son : her Herod, whom he had appointed successor
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- the subject of a speech by Antiphon, 5th century B.C.
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rations concerning Herodes, against Erasistratus concernin
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- an Egyptian official, 2nd century B.C.
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PTeb_12, letters from Menches to Herodes and Ammonius.
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- Athenian archon, 60 B.C.
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Athenian archon: Herodes
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