- Not to be confused with Herod Philip I.
Tiberius featured on a coin struck by Herod Philip II
Herod Philip II (4 BC–AD 34), or Philip the Tetrarch, was son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife Cleopatra of Jerusalem and half-brother of Herod Antipas and Herod Archelaus. Philip inherited the northeast part of his father's kingdom and is mentioned briefly in the Bible by Luke (3,1): Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis. He married his niece Salome, the daughter of Herodias and Herod Philip I - she appears in the Bible in connection with the execution of John the Baptist. He rebuilt the city of Caesarea Philippi, calling it by his own name to distinguish it from the Caesarea on the sea-coast which was the seat of the Roman government.
External links
- Philip the Tetrarch entry in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith
- Another biographical entry
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Herod Philip II
Died: 34 AD |
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| Preceded by Herod I |
Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis 4 BC – 34 AD |
Direct Roman control |
