Category:Herod Philip (subject)
Herod Philip was a member of the Herodian dynasty, the son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife Cleopatra of Jerusalem, and the husband of Salome.
Overview
Herod Philip was born from the marriage of Herod the Great with Cleopatra of Alexandria.
In 4 BCE, after the death of Herod he received the northeast portion of his father's kingdom, which included the regions of Iturea, and Trachonitis, as a vassal kingdom of the Romans.
His reign was peaceful and friendly to the Romans. Herod enlarged the city of Paneas and renamed it Caesarea Philippi in honor of himself and Augustus, as the capital of his dominion. He rebuilt also Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee, naming it Julias in honor of the daughter of Augustus.
Herod Philip married his niece Salome, the daughter of Herodias. They had no children.
After his death in 34 CE, Tiberius ordered the territory over which Herod Philip had ruled to be incorporated with the Roman province of Syria, but in 37 CE it was restored to Herod Agrippa I. Herod Philip's young widow, Salome remarried another member of the Herodian family, Aristobulus of Chalcis, the son of Herod of Chalcis.
Herod Philip
- Herod Philip (sources) -- survey of ancient sources
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