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.
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.