Herod the Great
Herod, king of the Jews, is said to have ordered the murder of hundreds of babies – the ‘slaughter of the innocents’ – just to be rid of the infant Jesus. But there is much more to him than this infamous role.
This website examines the extraordinary life and career of Herod the Great, from his birth to Arab parents to the appalling blood-letting that preceded his death. Along the way, it salutes his magnificent architectural achievements, some of which still exist today, and his political prowess.
