Herod the Great.

 I thought I would start a catalogue of some of the characters in the book with links taken straight from the net:

1. King Herod the Great

   www.livius.org › Judaea › index

   Herod was born 73 BCE as the son of a man from Idumea named Antipater and a woman named Cyprus, the daughter of an Arabian sheik. Antipater was an ...
2. Herod the Great - Ruthless King of the Jews

   christianity.about.com › ... › People of the Bible › New Testament People

   Herod the Great stopped at nothing to keep his throne as king of Israel. He murdered his wives and sons and schemed to kill the baby Jesus. Learn how an ...
3. Herod (king of Judaea) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

   www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/263437/Herod

   Herod, byname Herod the Great, Latin Herodes Magnus (born 73 bc—died March/April, 4 bc, Jericho, Judaea), Roman-appointed king of Judaea (37–4 bc), who ...
4. King Herod the great, Herod temple
5. Herod the Great - The Free Dictionary
6. www.thefreedictionary.com/Herod+the+Great

   Noun, 1. Herod the Great - king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in ...

7. 1. News for herod the Great

      The Guardian
      1. “Herod the Great” show in Israel angers Palestinians
      2. Herod the Great Exhibition 

         
         

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Herod the Great

Herod, also known as Herod the Great, was a Roman client king of Judea. His epithet of "the Great" is widely disputed as he is described as "a madman who murdered his own family and a great many rabbis." Wikipedia

Born: 73 BC, Jericho Died: 4 BC, Jericho Parents: Antipater the Idumaean Buried: Judea Children: Herod Antipas, Herod Archelaus, Herod Philip, Antipater,Aristobulus IV, Alexander, son of Herod,Salampsio