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Herod the Great

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Biography

Name: Herod the Great
Birth Date: 73 B.C.
Death Date: 4 B.C.
Place of Death: Jericho, Judea
Ethnicity: Jewish
Gender: Male
Occupations: king

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Biography of Herod the Great
1,225 words, approx. 4 pages
Herod the Great (73 BC-4 BC), King of Judea, was an example of a class of client princes who kept their thrones by balancing between being overthrown by their own peoples for too much subservience to Rome and being dismissed by the Romans for too much...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Herod the Great Information
3,957 words, approx. 13 pages
Herod (Hebrew: הוֹרְדוֹס Hordos‎, Greek: ἡρῴδης), also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73–4 BC in Jericho), was a Roman client king of Judaea.[1] Herod is known for his colossal building projects in Jerusalem and other...


News and Journals
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Near Eastern Archaeology
Herod the Great remains true to form
12/01/2001: 1,439 words, approx. 5 pages
arti-facts Herod the Great ruled Judaea as a Roman client King from 37 to 4 BCE. Herod was known for his remarkable construction projects, for his fierce loyalty to his Roman masters, the cruelty of his reign, and for his ability to appease...
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Near Eastern Archaeology
Herod the Great shows his true colors
09/01/2001: 3,046 words, approx. 10 pages
It is well known that ancient coins, and especially those of the Roman Imperial period, were used as a vehicle of political propaganda and ruler ideology. Herod's coinage is no exception.1 The largest bronze coin is perhaps the most enigmatic. Like his other...
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AP Features
Archaeologist for a day in Israel
3/12/2007: 789 words, approx. 3 pages
Deep in a 2,000-year-old tunnel system outside Jerusalem, a young woman unearthed a rare oil lamp used in ancient rituals during an archaeological dig.For Abby Krewson, the discovery is especially gratifying: Krewson is a 10th-grader from Philadelphia participating in a "dig for a day" archaeological...
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AP News
Correction: Jan. 3 Kollek obituary story
1/6/2007: 1,226 words, approx. 4 pages
In a Jan. 3 story about the death of former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, The Associated Press misidentified a singer who appeared in a concert in Jerusalem to mark Israel's 30th Independence Day. The singer was Leontyne Price, not Lena Horne.JERUSALEM (AP) _ Teddy Kollek,...
 


 

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