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Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian who was of priestly descent, wrote a detailed and vivid account of Herod and his times in his Antiquities, XV, XVI, XVII, 1–8. Josephus, available in many English editions, of which the Loeb, 9 vol. (1926–65), is the best, is the foundation for all later work on Herod. A.H.M. Jones, The Herods of Judaea (1938, reprinted 1967), is a scholar’s appreciation. Other useful studies include Stewart Perowne, The Life and Times of Herod the Great (1956, reissued 2003); Michael Grant, Herod the Great (1971); and Peter Richardson, Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans (1996).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Herod. | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - How King Herod transformed the Holy Land. | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Evangelical Theological Society - Herod The Great: Another Snapshot of His Treachery? (PDF). | Oct 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biblical Archaeology Society - Herod the Great: Friend of the Romans and Parthians? | Jun 20, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Jos� State University - The Story of the Herodian Line of Rulers in Palestine. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-references throughout and modernized language. Added images. | Nov 05, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - King Herod. | Nov 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Herod. | Aug 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christianity Today - Herod the Hero? | Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Herod the Great: A Biblical Tyrant But An Able Protector of Judaea. | May 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Herod I. | Jan 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Who Was the Real King Herod? | Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Herod the Great. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Article restructured. | Feb 09, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bible Odyssey - Herod the Great. | Mar 13, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 19, 2018 | ||
| Revised to clarify Herod's ethnic background. |
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Jun 28, 2016 | |
| Replaced photograph. | Jun 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Herod. | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of King Herod. | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 31, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Jul 24, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 08, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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