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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)

• Herod the Great
  • Was the son of Antipater and Cypros, and the brother of Phasael, and Salome I
  • Was governor of Galilee (47-40 BCE), and then King of the Jews (37-4 BCE)

• Salome I
  • Was the daughter of Antipater and Cypros, and the sister of Phasael and Herod the Great
  • Married Costobar, and mothered Berenice I

Children of Herod (and their cousins)

• Antipater II
  • Was the son of Herod the Great and Doris of Jerusalem

• Alexandros
  • Was one the sons of Herod the Great and Mariamne

• Aristobulus IV
  • Was one of the sons of Herod the Great and Mariamne
  • Married his cousin Berenice I, the daughter of Herod's sister Salome I, and fathered: Herod of Chalcis, Herod Agrippa I, and Herodias

• Herod II
  • 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
  • Was one of the sons of Herod the Great and Malthace
  • Was Ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea (4 BCE - 6 CE)

• Herod Antipas
  • Was one of the sons of Herod the Great and Malthace
  • Married his niece Herodias
  • Was Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea (4 BCE - 39 CE)
  • Executed John the Baptist in 29 CE

• 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 Costobar, 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 and Herodias.

Grandchildren of Herod

• Herod of Chalcis
  • Was the son of Aristobulus IV, and Berenice I

• Herod Agrippa
  • Was the son of Aristobulus IV, and Berenice I
  • Was Tetrarch of Batanaea (37–41); Tetrarch of Galilee (40–41); and King of the Jews (41-44 CE)

• Herodias
  • Was the daughter of Aristobulus IV, and Berenice I
  • Married her uncle Herod II and mothered Salome
  • Married her uncle Herod Antipas

• Salome
  • Was the daughter of Herod II and Herodias
  • Married her uncle Herod Philip

Great-grandchildren of Herod

• Berenice (Berenice II)
  • Was the daughter of Herod Agrippa, and Cyprus II
  • Was the sister of Herod Agrippa II, and Drusilla
  • Married his uncle Herd of Chalcis
  • Married Polemon of Cilicia
  • Lived with his brother Herod Agrippa II
  • Was the lover of Emperor Titus

• Herod Agrippa II
  • Was son of Herod Agrippa and Cyprus II, and the brother of Berenice, and Drusilla

• Drusilla
  • Was the daughter of Herod Agrippa and Cyprus II, and the sister of Herod Agrippa II and Berenice
  • 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

• Hasmoneans (subject)

References

• Herodian Dynasty / Adam Marshak / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume, 735-739

External links

• Wikipedia