Few figures in history have had such a controversial reputation as King Herod I of Judaea. In the Christian tradition, Herod is the villain in the Christmas story. The Gospel of Matthew recounts ...
They returned home by another road as God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. King Herod was partly of Jewish descent. The Romans allowed him to rule for them as Judea’s king ...
Situated on the south slope of the Acropolis, the Herod Atticus Odeon was named after Tiberius Claudius Herod Atticus, a wealthy Athenian who sponsored the building of this ancient outdoor ...