Born
73 BC
Died
4 BC
Nationality
Idumean
Events involving Herod the Great (4)
37 BC
ID: 2996
Herod the Great becomes king - Roman Senate appoints Idumean as 'King of the Jews,' takes Jerusalem after siege
ID: 2996
29 BC
ID: 2997
Herod executes wife Mariamne - kills Hasmonean wife in paranoid rage, later executes own sons
ID: 2997
19 BC
ID: 2998
Herod begins Temple reconstruction - massive beautification project, won't be fully complete until 64 AD
ID: 2998
4 BC
ID: 2999
Death of Herod the Great - dies of horrible disease, kingdom divided among three sons
ID: 2999