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Herod of Chalcis (died 48 CE), also known as Herod Pollio King of Chalcis, [1] Herod V, and listed by the Jewish Encyclopedia as Herod II, [2] was a son of Aristobulus IV, and the grandson of Herod the Great, Roman client king of Judaea.
The Herodian dynasty began with Herod the Great, who assumed the throne of Judea, with Roman support, bringing down the century long Hasmonean Kingdom. His kingdom lasted until his death in 4 BCE, when it was divided between his sons as a Tetrarchy, which lasted for about 10 years.
Herod Agrippa II was the king of Chalcis in southern Lebanon from 50 ce and tetrarch of Batanaea and Trachonitis in south Syria from 53 ce, who unsuccessfully mediated with the rebels in the First Jewish Revolt (66–70 ce). He was a great-grandson of Herod I the Great.
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On the death of king Herod of Chalcis in 48, his small Syrian realm of Chalcis was given to Agrippa, with the right of superintending the Temple in Jerusalem and appointing its high priest, but only as a tetrarch.
Herod Agrippa (Roman name Marcus Julius Agrippa; born around 11–10 BC – c. 44 AD in Caesarea), also known as Herod II or Agrippa I (Hebrew: אגריפס), was a grandson of Herod the Great and last Jewish King of Judea from AD 41 to 44.
Sep 17, 2024 · Herod, Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BCE), who built many fortresses, aqueducts, theaters, and other public buildings but who was the center of political and family intrigues in his later years. The New Testament portrays him as a tyrant, into whose kingdom Jesus of Nazareth was born.
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The emperor Claudius gave him the Syrian kingdom of Chalcis at the foot of Mt. Hermon in the Lebanese mountains (ca. 42 CE). Though he never ruled Judea, he was granted authority over the temple with the hereditary right to appoint high priests.
