Herod the Great

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Judean ruler human king

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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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
King Herod	3
Herod	2
King of Judea	2
Herod I	1
Herod I the Great	1
Herod, King of Judea	1
King Herod the Great	1

Statements (63)

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

Referenced by (51)

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

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

Feast of the Holy Innocents → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Herod the Great

Gospel infancy narratives → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodium → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ

Idumea → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ

Machaerus → associatedWith → Herod the Great ⓘ

Judea → associatedWithPerson → Herod the Great ⓘ

Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave → associatedWithRuler → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodian enclosure → builder → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodium → builtBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Masada → builtBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Antiquities of the Jews → containsAccountOf → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herod Agrippa I → familyName → Herod the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herod

Malthace → father → Herod the Great ⓘ

subject surface form: Archelaus

Herod Antipas → father → Herod the Great ⓘ

Malthace → father → Herod the Great ⓘ

subject surface form: Herod Antipas

Herod Archelaus → father → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herod Philip → father → Herod the Great ⓘ

Malthace → father → Herod the Great ⓘ

subject surface form: Olympias

Flight into Egypt → featuresCharacter → Herod the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Herod

Masada → fortifiedBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Caesarea Maritima → foundedBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodian dynasty → foundedBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herod the Great → fullName → Herod the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herod I

Herod Antipas → givenName → Herod the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herod

Herod Agrippa I → grandfather → Herod the Great ⓘ

Salome → grandfather → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodian period → hasMainSubject → Herod the Great ⓘ

Magi → interactionWith → Herod the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Herod

Second Temple in Jerusalem → majorRenovationBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodian enclosure → namedAfter → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodian period → namedAfter → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodium → namedAfter → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodian dynasty → notableMember → Herod the Great ⓘ

Malthace → notableRelative → Herod the Great ⓘ

Hasmonean dynasty → overthrownBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herod Philip → parent → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herodias → paternalGrandfather → Herod the Great ⓘ

Jesus Christ Superstar → portraysCharacter → Herod the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Herod

Herod the Great → positionHeld → Herod the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of Judea

Herod Antipas → predecessor → Herod the Great ⓘ

Herod Archelaus → predecessor → Herod the Great ⓘ

Machaerus → rebuiltBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Western Wall → rebuiltBy → Herod the Great ⓘ

Salome → relatedFigure → Herod the Great ⓘ

Flavius Josephus → sourceFor → Herod the Great ⓘ

Malthace → spouse → Herod the Great ⓘ

Cleopatra of Jerusalem → spouseOccupation → Herod the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of Judea

Idumea → underControlOf → Herod the Great ⓘ