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Herod I or Herod the Great was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building projects. Among these works are the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the expansion of its base—the Western Wall being part of it. Many of the crucial details of his life are recorded in the works of the 1st century CE Roman–Jewish historian Josephus.
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politics · 1st-century BCE king of Judea · sovereign · politician · monarch · also Herod the Great, Herod I, Great
Born 74 BC · Died 4 BC · Q51672
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“Wtedy Herod widząc, że go Mędrcy zawiedli, wpadł w straszny gniew. Posłał [oprawców] do Betlejem i całej okolicy i kazał pozabijać wszystkich chłopców w wieku do lat dwóch, stosownie do czasu, o którym się dowiedział od Mędrców.”
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