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
Herod's Temple as depicted on the Holyland Model of Jerusalem. The expansion of the Temple was Herod's most ambitious project.
Ruins of Caesarea's harbor
Distinctive Herodian masonry at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Massacre of the Innocents, 10th century Codex Egberti. Herod on the left.
The Herodian kingdom of Judea was a client state of the Roman Republic, later Roman Empire, ruled from 37 to 4 BCE by Herod the Great, who was appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate. When He
Herod the Great
…Herod I or Herod the Great (c. 72 – 4 or 1 BCE) 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…
The taking of Jerusalem by Herod the Great, 37 BCE, by Jean Fouquet, late 15th century
Arthur Szyk. Visual History of Nations, Israel, New Canaan, CT