Herod the Great rules Judea
Herod rules as a Roman client king and undertakes extensive building, including a major enlargement of the Temple complex.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
People
- Herod the Great
Sources and further reading
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