King Herod Family Tree. Nothing is known of herod ii after his divorce. Mad tyrant or misunderstood hero?
5.cleopatra of jerusalem 6.pallas 7.phaidra 8.elpis.
A madman who murdered his own family and many rabbis, king herod the great was also the greatest builder in jewish history. King herod, ethnically arab but a practicing jew, increased the land he governed from palestine to parts of modern jordan, lebanon and syria constructing. His reign has been mentioned in the bible. By his marriage with mariamne, herod the great allied himself with the family of the maccabees, who had been for several generations the leaders of the patriotic party among the jews.
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