Herod the Great

Herod (/ˈhɛrəd/; Hebrew: הוֹרְדוֹס, Hordos, Greek: Ἡρῴδης, Hērōdēs; 74/73 BCE 4 BCE), also known as Herod the Great and Herod I, was a Roman client king of Judea, referred to as the Herodian kingdom. He has been described as "a madman who murdered his own family and a great many rabbis", "the evil genius of the Judean nation", "prepared to commit any crime in order to gratify his unbounded ambition", and "the greatest builder in Jewish history". He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea, including his expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (Herod's Temple), the construction of the port at Caesarea Maritima, the fortress at Masada and Herodium.

Vital details of his life are recorded in the works of the 1st century CE Roman–Jewish historian Josephus. Herod also appears in the Christian New Testament as the ruler of Judea at the time of the birth of Jesus, who orders the Massacre of the Innocents.

Upon Herod's death, the Romans divided his kingdom among three of his sons and his sister—Archelaus became ethnarch of the tetrarchy of Judea, Herod Antipas became tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea, Philip became tetrarch of territories east of the Jordan, and Salome I was given a toparchy including the cities of Jabneh, Ashdod, Phasaelis.

Herod the Great (film)

Herod the Great (Italian: Erode il grande, French: Le roi cruel) is a 1958 Italian-French epic historical drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky.

Cast

  • Edmund Purdom as Herod
  • Sylvia Lopez as Maryam
  • Sandra Milo as Sarah
  • Elena Zareschi as Alexandra
  • Alberto Lupo as Aronne
  • Massimo Girotti as Gaius Octavian
  • Andrea Giordana as Little Daniele
  • Corrado Pani as Antipatro, later Herod Antipas
  • Renato Baldini as Claudio
  • Camillo Pilotto as The High Priest
  • Fedele Gentile as Oreb
  • Olga Solbelli as Mother of the condemned
  • Enrico Glori as Taret
  • Carlo D'Angelo as The man who saw the Messiah's birth
  • Enzo Fiermonte
  • Adolfo Geri
  • Nino Marchetti
  • Feodor Chaliapin, Jr.
  • References

    External links

  • Herod the Great at the Internet Movie Database

  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    The Great

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    Take it easy my friend, let 'em know, dog ain't to be played with
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