Herod II
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Herod II (c27 BCE - 33 AD) was a member of the Herodian dynasty, the son of Herod the Great and his wife Mariamne II.
Biography
Herod II was born from the marriage of Herod with Mariamne II, who was the daughter of the High Priest Simon Boethus.
Herod II married his niece Herodias; they had a daughter Salome. For some time it seemed that Herod II could inherit Herod the Great's heritage, or a significant portion of it. The alleged involvement of his mother in Antipater II's poison plot against Herod, led to his being left out.
As a result, at the death of Herod the Great, Herodias divorced from Herod II and married his half-brother, Herod Antipas, who had been made tetrarch of Galilee and Perea. Herod II remained in Rome as a private citizen.