Herod Flashcards
(10 cards)
When was Herod born?
73BCE, son of antipater and cyprus and his father practiced judaism in his day
What did antipater help Herod do?
secure spot as governer of Galilee
Who did Herod marry?
Hyrcranus’ grandaughter Mariamme who was part of the hasmonean family and herod eventually became king
What did Herod do when he became king?
embarked on an extensive building program
Along with the buildings, what else did he do?
made his own coins in his own name and the puppet king
Why were Jews angered
because of herods hellenistic style
what did the saducees think of him?
hated him because he terminated the influence of the templs and sanhedrin was limited
what did the pharisees think of him?
hated him because he hated jewish law, every hated him for the taxes, even though Herod was jewish he wnated to be seen as roman king
what did herod build?
new walls of jerusalem
antonia fortress
In jerusalem: amitheatre, new market, fortresses including masada
his best acheivement was the prot of the city of caesera
bad acts of herod were…
placed golden eagle at the gate of the jersualem temple (symbol of power)
had sages killed (execpt for bava ben buta)
killed his 2 most popular sons and his wife
