Herodian dynasty

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The Herodian dynasty was a client royal family of Idumaean and Nabataean origin that ruled Judea and surrounding regions under Roman authority around the time of Jesus.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf client kingdom
royal dynasty
appliesToJurisdiction Batanaea
Galilee
Idumea
Iturea
Judea
Perea
Trachonitis
parts of Nabataea
country Judea
dissolved early 2nd century CE
endTime early 2nd century CE
ethnicOrigin Idumaean people
Nabataeans
followedBy direct Roman provincial rule in Judea
foundedBy Herod the Great
hasCapital Caesarea Maritima
Jerusalem
hasLanguage Aramaic language
Greek language
Hebrew language
Latin language
inception 37 BCE
notableEvent construction of Caesarea Maritima
construction of Herodium
construction of the Second Temple expansion in Jerusalem
construction of the fortress of Masada
governance of Judea at the time of Jesus of Nazareth
notableMember Alexander of Judea
Aristobulus IV
Berenice
Drusilla of Judea
Herod Agrippa I
Herod Agrippa II
Herod Antipas
Herod Archelaus
Herod Philip the Tetrarch
Herod of Chalcis
Herod the Great
Mariamne I
Mariamne II
Philip of Judea (Herod II)
Salome (daughter of Herod II)
Salome I
parentOrganization Roman Empire
partOf history of ancient Judea
history of the Roman Near East
religion Judaism
startTime 37 BCE


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