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Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian who was of priestly descent, wrote a detailed and vivid account of Herod and his times in his Antiquities, XV, XVI, XVII, 1–8. Josephus, available in many English editions, of which the Loeb, 9 vol. (1926–65), is the best, is the foundation for all later work on Herod. A.H.M. Jones, The Herods of Judaea (1938, reprinted 1967), is a scholar’s appreciation. Other useful studies include Stewart Perowne, The Life and Times of Herod the Great (1956, reissued 2003); Michael Grant, Herod the Great (1971); and Peter Richardson, Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans (1996).

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Add new Web site: San José State University - The Story of the Herodian Line of Rulers in Palestine. Dec 09, 2024
Added cross-references throughout and modernized language. Added images. Nov 05, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 12, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - King Herod. Nov 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Herod. Aug 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Christianity Today - Herod the Hero? Jun 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Herod the Great: A Biblical Tyrant But An Able Protector of Judaea. May 19, 2023
Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Herod I. Jan 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Who Was the Real King Herod? Nov 14, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Herod the Great. Sep 05, 2022
Article restructured. Feb 09, 2021
Add new Web site: Bible Odyssey - Herod the Great. Mar 13, 2020
Top Questions updated. May 16, 2019
Corrected display issue. Jan 19, 2018
Revised to clarify Herod's ethnic background. Jun 28, 2016
Replaced photograph. Jun 18, 2014
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of King Herod. Jul 15, 2013
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Herod. Jul 15, 2013
Media added. Aug 31, 2007
Bibliography revised and updated. Jul 24, 2007
Article revised. Feb 08, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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