Herodian period

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historical period period of Judean history

The Herodian period was the era of King Herod the Great’s rule over Judea, marked by extensive building projects, political maneuvering under Roman oversight, and significant transformation of Jerusalem’s urban and religious landscape.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Herodian period canonical	10
Herodian dynasty	1
Tiberian Roman period	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ period of Judean history ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Judea ⓘ
country	Judea ⓘ
endTime	4 BCE ⓘ
followedBy	Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: Roman provincial period of Judea
follows	Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean period
hasCapital	Jerusalem ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Roman political oversight ⓘ client kingship under Rome ⓘ court intrigue and dynastic conflict ⓘ economic development in Judea ⓘ expansion of the Second Temple complex ⓘ extensive building projects ⓘ increased taxation ⓘ urban transformation of Jerusalem ⓘ
hasMainSubject	Herod the Great ⓘ
languageUsed	Aramaic ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ
location	Caesarea Maritima ⓘ Galilee ⓘ Herodium ⓘ Idumea ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Masada ⓘ Samaria ⓘ Sebaste ⓘ
namedAfter	Herod the Great ⓘ
partOf	history of ancient Israel and Judah ⓘ history of the Roman Near East ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
significantEvent	Roman appointment of Herod as king of Judea ⓘ Roman siege and capture of Jerusalem in 37 BCE ⓘ construction of aqueducts and water systems in Judea ⓘ construction of royal palaces in Jerusalem ⓘ construction of the Temple Mount platform ⓘ construction of the fortress Herodium ⓘ construction of the fortress Masada ⓘ construction of the port city Caesarea Maritima ⓘ increased Hellenistic and Roman cultural influence in Jerusalem ⓘ intensification of Roman influence in Judea ⓘ major expansion of the Second Temple ⓘ political consolidation of Judea under a client king ⓘ rebuilding of the city of Samaria as Sebaste ⓘ rise of Herodian dynasty ⓘ social and religious tensions among Judean groups ⓘ urban redevelopment of Jerusalem ⓘ
startTime	37 BCE ⓘ
underAuthorityOf	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple Mount → timePeriodOfMajorExpansion → Herodian period ⓘ

Judea → underRuleOf → Herodian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herodian dynasty

Tyropoeon Valley → periodOfSignificance → Herodian period ⓘ

Idumea → flourishedInPeriod → Herodian period ⓘ

Masada → timePeriodOfMajorOccupation → Herodian period ⓘ

Antiquities of the Jews → timePeriodCovered → Herodian period ⓘ

Herodium → constructedDuring → Herodian period ⓘ

Tower of David → timePeriod → Herodian period ⓘ

Cleopatra of Jerusalem → timePeriod → Herodian period ⓘ

Jesus’ Galilean ministry → timeLocatedIn → Herodian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tiberian Roman period

Western Hill of Jerusalem → associatedWithPeriod → Herodian period ⓘ

Meleke stone → usedInPeriod → Herodian period ⓘ