Herod attempted to mollify the Jews by divorcing his first wife, Doris, and marrying Miriam (Mariamne), who, as the granddaughter of Hyrcanus II, was a Hasmonean princess. He calculated that this ...

Herod's reputation likely suffers most because, in the course of flattering and maneuvering his Roman patrons, he built a pagan temple, which in the eyes of his critics defiled the land. His times ...

WASHINGTON — After two decades of digging and diving, archaeologists have uncovered the grandeur that was Caesarea, the monumental seaport of ancient Judea, and have reached a loftier estimat… ...

Herod built an entire city on the Mediterranean coast to honor Rome and to provide Israel with a deep-water port. The evidences of Roman architecture and culture remain today.

COMMENTARY King Herod — a monstrous ruler who in the Christmas story forced Jesus' family to flee their country — has plenty of modern heirs driving the western hemisphere's migrant crisis today.

Herod the Great ruled over Judea for 33 years and produced during that time a legacy of massive building projects that would transform the landscape of the ancient Land of Israel.

According to historical accounts, Herod the Great was the regional king of Judea, which contained the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem.He ruled from about 37 B.C.E. until his death in 4 B.C.E ...

Researchers Diagnose Herod the Great. By ABC News. January 24, 2002, 11:52 AM. Jan. 25 -- He was a ruthless man who died a miserable death.

'The Life of Herod the Great' by Zora Neale Hurston. Akindele John/Stephen Brayda/HarperCollins. Compared to figures like Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, Herod lived on the cusp of a new era.

Herod the Great proved himself a skillful builder, responsible for the planning and construction of projects such as the city of Herodium; the extravagant harbor at Caesarea Maritima, ...