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Herod Archelaus was one of the sons of [[Herod the Great]] and [[Malthace]]. | Herod Archelaus was one of the sons of [[Herod the Great]] and [[Malthace]]. [[Herod Antipas]] and [[Olympias]] were his siblings. Archelaus and Antipas had to compete with their half-brothers, namely, [[Antipater II]], [[Alexandros]], [[Aristobulus IV]], [[Herod Boethus]], and [[Herod Philip]], for the succession to [[Herod the Great]]. Herod Archelaus survived the intrigues and the purges, and at the death of [[Herod the Great]] in 4 BCE emerged as the main successor to the throne. He was appointed ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea. | ||
Archelaus' first wife was Mariamne, probably the Hasmonean [[Mariamne III]], the daughter of [[Aristobulus IV]] and [[Berenice I]], who in the plans of [[Herod]] seems to have been destined to associate the successor of [[Herod]] ([[Antipater II]] first and then [[Herod Archelaus]]) with the [[House of Hasmoneus]]. | Archelaus' first wife was Mariamne, probably the Hasmonean [[Mariamne III]], the daughter of [[Aristobulus IV]] and [[Berenice I]], who in the plans of [[Herod]] seems to have been destined to associate the successor of [[Herod]] ([[Antipater II]] first and then [[Herod Archelaus]]) with the [[House of Hasmoneus]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 21 July 2012
Herod Archelaus (1st century CE) was a member of the Herodian family, the son of Herod the Great and Malthace. From 4 BCE to 6 CE, he was the ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea.
Overview
Herod Archelaus was one of the sons of Herod the Great and Malthace. Herod Antipas and Olympias were his siblings. Archelaus and Antipas had to compete with their half-brothers, namely, Antipater II, Alexandros, Aristobulus IV, Herod Boethus, and Herod Philip, for the succession to Herod the Great. Herod Archelaus survived the intrigues and the purges, and at the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE emerged as the main successor to the throne. He was appointed ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea.
Archelaus' first wife was Mariamne, probably the Hasmonean Mariamne III, the daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice I, who in the plans of Herod seems to have been destined to associate the successor of Herod (Antipater II first and then Herod Archelaus) with the House of Hasmoneus.
Archelaus did not prove himself a strong and authoritative leader. His cruelty and inability to control the situation arose great discontent. It certainly did not help his decision to divorce Mariamne to marry Princess Glaphyra of Cappadocia, the widow of his half-brother Alexandros, though her second husband was still alive.
The situation became so critical that the Romans intervened. Herod Archelaus was deposed and banished to Vienne in Gaul. His reign was turned into a Roman province, directly administrated by Roman Governors.
Herod Archelaus in ancient sources
Herod Archelaus in literature & the arts
Herod Antipas in scholarship
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