Few figures in history have had such a controversial reputation as King Herod I of Judaea. In the Christian tradition, Herod is the villain in the Christmas story. The Gospel of Matthew recounts ...
In The Life of Herod the Great, the titular king’s advisers and subjects alike have nothing but praise for the tall, handsome ...
They had to ask. Herod the Great, King of Judea, felt threatened when the Magi—wise men from the East—arrived in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?
Producer Mary Aloe added: "Hopkins was primed to play King Herod the Great. He embodied this historical figure of a King who was steeped in mental illness and greed with such great ferocity." ...
They returned home by another road as God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. King Herod was partly of Jewish descent. The Romans allowed him to rule for them as Judea’s king ...