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The Herodians (or "sons of Herod") were a dynasty of governors and kings (the House of Herod) who ruled in the land of Israel as allies of the Romans.
History
List of Herodians, and years in office
The Founder
- Antipater
- Married the Nabatean Cypros
- Fathered Phasael, Herod the Great, and Salome I
- Was governor of Judea (55-43 BCE)
Herod and his siblings
- Phasael
- Was the son of Antipater and Cypros, and the brother of Herod the Great, and Salome I
- Was governor of Jerusalem (47-40 BCE)
- Salome I
- Was the daughter of Antipater and Cypros, and the sister of Phasael and Herod the Great
- Married Costobarus, and mothered Berenice I
The Children of Herod (and their cousins)
- Antipater II
- Was the son of Herod the Great and Doris of Jerusalem
- Was executed by Herod the Great in 4 BCE
- Alexandros and Aristobulus IV
- Were the sons of Herod the Great and Mariamne
- Alexandros married princess Glaphyra of Cappadocia, and fathered Tigranes V, Julius Alexander, and an unnamed daughter.
- Aristobulus IV married his cousin Berenice I, the daughter of Herod's sister Salome I, and fathered: Herod of Chalcis, Herod Agrippa I, Herodias, Mariamne III, and Aristobulus Minor.
- Alexandros and Aristobulus IV were both executed by Herod the Great in 7 BCE
- Herod Boethus
- Was the son of Herod the Great and Mariamne II
- Married his niece Herodias, and fathered Salome
- Was Tetrarch of Batanaea (4 BCE - 34 CE)
- Herod Archelaus, Herod Antipas, and Olympias
- Were sons of Herod the Great and Malthace
- Herod Archelaus was Ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea (4 BCE - 6 CE)
- Herod Antipas was Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea (4 BCE - 39 CE); divorced his first wife and married his niece Herodias. Executed John the Baptist in 29 CE
- Olympias married Joseph ben Joseph and mothered Mariamne IV, the future wife of Herod of Chalcis
- Herod Philip
- Was the son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem
- Married his niece Salome
- Was Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis (4 BCE - 34 CE)
- Berenice I
- Was the daughter of Salome I and Costobarus, and the niece of Herod the Great.
- Married her cousin Aristobulus IV, the son of Herod and Mariamne, and mothered Herod of Chalcis, Herod Agrippa I, Herodias, Mariamne III, and Aristobulus Minor.
The Grandchildren of Herod
- Herod of Chalcis, Herod Agrippa I, Herodias, Mariamne III, and Aristobulus Minor
- Were the children of Aristobulus IV, and Berenice I
- Herod of Chalcis married his cousin Mariamne IV, and fathered Aristobulus of Chalcis. Married his niece Berenice and fathered Berenicianus and Hyrcanus. Was King of Chalcis, 41-48 CE
- Herod Agrippa I was Tetrarch of Batanaea (37–41); Tetrarch of Galilee (40–41); and King of the Jews (41-44 CE). Married Cypros II and fathered (Herod Agrippa II, Berenice, Mariamne V, and Drusilla)
- Herodias married her uncle Herod II and mothered Salome. Married her uncle Herod Antipas
- Mariamne III was betrothed to her uncle Antipater II. Married her uncle Herod Archelaus
- Aristobulus Minor lived as a private citizen
- Tigranes V of Armenia and Julius Alexander
- Were the sons of Alexandros, and Glaphyra
- Disinherited their Jewish descent
- Tigranes V was King of Armenia, 6-12 CE
- Julius Alexander served in the Roman Imperial administration
The Great-grandchildren of Herod
- Salome
- Was the daughter of Herod Boethus and Herodias
- Married her uncle Herod Philip
- Married Aristobulus of Chalcis
- Aristobulus of Chalcis
- Was the son of Herod of Chalcis and Mariamne IV
- Married Salome, and had three children named Herod, Agrippa and Aristobulus.
- Berenice (Berenice II), Herod Agrippa II, and Drusilla
- Were the children of Herod Agrippa I, and Cypros II
- Berenice married his uncle Herod of Chalcis. Married Polemon of Cilicia. Lived with his brother Herod Agrippa II. Was the lover of Emperor Titus
- Herod Agrippa II
- Drusilla married Azizus of Emesa. Married the Roman governor Felix and mothered Herod Agrippa III
In Depth
- Herodians (sources) -- survey of ancient sources
- Herodians (arts) -- survey of fictional works
- Herodians (research) -- survey of scholarly works
Related categories
References
- Herodian Dynasty / Adam Marshak / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume, 735-739
External links
Pages in category "Herodians (subject)"
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