Herod, King of Judea, also known as Herod the Great, was one of the classic "bad guys" of the Bible. After hearing of the birth of the baby Jesus, called the newborn King of the Jews by the Three ...

Duby Tal / Albatross / IsraelImages The entrance to a cistern at Herodium, the palace of King Herod the Great. Doron Nissim King Herod and his honored guests sat in a royal box at this theater ...

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 ...