Herod the Great

English: Herod the Great also known simply as King Herod and Herod I was a Jewish ruler in the Roman client Kingdom of Israel, known for his brutality and mammoth building projects he was the father of Herod Antipas.

Events

Extent of Judea at the time of Herod's rule

Massacre of the Innocents in art

See Massacre of the Innocents

English: Massacre of the Innocents (1565-7), Pieter Bruegel the Elder
English: Fresco-Cappella Tornabuoni.

Artifacts

Coins

English: Bronze coin minted at Samaria.

Architecture

English: The Herodium.
English: Remains of Robinson's Arch on Temple mount.
English: Enclosure of the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
English: Remains of the palace-fortress at Masada.
English: Remains of the middle and lower terrace of the Northern Palace, Masada.