Herod the Great

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Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Judean ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Herod the Great ⓘ
surface form: Herod I the Great

Herod the Great ⓘ
surface form: Herod, King of Judea
appointedBy Roman Senate ⓘ
associatedWith Caesarea Maritima ⓘ
Herodium ⓘ
Masada ⓘ
Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Second Temple
birthDate circa 73 BCE ⓘ
child Alexander the Great ⓘ
surface form: Alexander

Aristobulus IV ⓘ
Herod Antipas ⓘ
Herod Archelaus ⓘ
Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ
Salome ⓘ
citizenship Judea ⓘ
surface form: Roman client kingdom of Judea
deathDate 4 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace Jericho ⓘ
dynasty Herodian dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Idumaean ⓘ
executed Alexander ⓘ
Aristobulus III of Judea ⓘ
Aristobulus IV ⓘ
Mariamne I ⓘ
father Antipater the Idumaean ⓘ
fullName Herod the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Herod I
governedTerritory Galilee ⓘ
Idumea ⓘ
Judea ⓘ
Perea ⓘ
Samaria ⓘ
knownFor expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
extensive building projects ⓘ
political alliance with Rome ⓘ
ruthless consolidation of power ⓘ
mother Cypros ⓘ
nobleTitle King of the Jews ⓘ
notableWork building of palaces in Jericho ⓘ
construction of the Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem ⓘ
construction of the Herodium palace-fortress ⓘ
construction of the fortress Masada ⓘ
construction of the port city Caesarea Maritima ⓘ
reconstruction and expansion of the Second Temple ⓘ
positionHeld Herod the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King of Judea

Herod Antipas ⓘ
surface form: Tetrarch of Galilee
predecessor Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ
reignEnd 4 BCE ⓘ
reignStart 37 BCE ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
source Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
surface form: Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form: Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
spouse Cleopatra of Jerusalem ⓘ
Doris ⓘ
Malthace ⓘ
Mariamne I ⓘ
Mariamne II ⓘ
successor Herod Antipas ⓘ
Herod Archelaus ⓘ
Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ
supportedBy Mark Antony ⓘ
Augustus ⓘ
surface form: Octavian

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

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Western Wall → rebuiltBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod Antipas → givenName → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herod
Herod Antipas → father → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod Antipas → predecessor → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodian period → namedAfter → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodian period → hasMainSubject → Herod the Great ⓘ
Flavius Josephus → sourceFor → Herod the Great ⓘ
Hasmonean dynasty → overthrownBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod the Great → fullName → Herod the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herod I
Herod the Great → alsoKnownAs → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herod I the Great
Herod the Great → alsoKnownAs → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herod, King of Judea
Herod the Great → positionHeld → Herod the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Judea
Flight into Egypt → featuresCharacter → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Herod
Gospel infancy narratives → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ
Idumea → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ
Idumea → underControlOf → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodian enclosure → builder → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodian enclosure → namedAfter → Herod the Great ⓘ
Magi → interactionWith → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Herod
Caesarea Maritima → foundedBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Berytus → underRomanRule → Herod the Great ⓘ
Jesus Christ Superstar → portraysCharacter → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Herod
Masada → builtBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Masada → fortifiedBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Feast of the Holy Innocents → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Herod the Great
Herodias → paternalGrandfather → Herod the Great ⓘ
Salome → grandfather → Herod the Great ⓘ
Salome → relatedFigure → Herod the Great ⓘ
Machaerus → rebuiltBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Machaerus → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodian dynasty → foundedBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodian dynasty → notableMember → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod Archelaus → father → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod Archelaus → predecessor → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodium → builtBy → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodium → namedAfter → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herodium → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod Philip → father → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod Philip → parent → Herod the Great ⓘ
Herod Agrippa I → familyName → Herod the Great ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herod
Herod Agrippa I → grandfather → Herod the Great ⓘ
Malthace → spouse → Herod the Great ⓘ
Malthace → father → Herod the Great ⓘ
subject surface form: Herod Antipas
Malthace → father → Herod the Great ⓘ
subject surface form: Archelaus
Malthace → father → Herod the Great ⓘ
subject surface form: Olympias
Malthace → notableRelative → Herod the Great ⓘ