Herodian kingdom | |||||||||
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| 37 BCE–4 BCE | |||||||||
 Herodian Kingdom of Judea at its greatest extent | |||||||||
| Status | Client state of the Roman Republic / Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Jerusalem | ||||||||
| Common languages | Koine Greek, Aramaic, Latin, Hebrew | ||||||||
| Religion | Second Temple Judaism Samaritanism Roman imperial cult | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 37 BCE – 4 BCE | Herod the Great | ||||||||
| Historical era | Augustan Age | ||||||||
• conquest of Hasmonean kingdom | 37 BCE | ||||||||
• formation of Tetrarchy | 4 BCE | ||||||||
| Currency | Herodian coinage | ||||||||
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The Herodian kingdom[1][2] was a client state of the Roman Republic ruled from 37 to 4 BCE by Herod the Great, who was appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate.[3] When Herod died, the kingdom was divided among his sons into the Herodian Tetrarchy.
The Herodian kingdom included the regions of Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, and Galilee, as well as several regions east of the Jordan River—Perea, Batanaea, Auranitis, and Trachonitis.[4][5]
- ^ History of the Christian tradition (Vol. 1), Thomas D. McGonigle; James F. Quigley, Paulist Press, 1988 p. 39
- ^ Samuel Rocca (2015). Herod's Judaea: A Mediterranean State in the Classic World. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4982-2454-3.
- ^ Jewish War 1 Archived 2019-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.14.4: Mark Antony " ...then resolved to get him made king of the Jews ... told them that it was for their advantage in the Parthian war that Herod should be king; so they all gave their votes for it. And when the senate was separated, Antony and Caesar went out, with Herod between them; while the consul and the rest of the magistrates went before them, in order to offer sacrifices [to the Roman gods], and to lay the decree in the Capitol. Antony also made a feast for Herod on the first day of his reign."
- ^ Millar, Fergus (1995-03-15). "The Bridgehead and Dependent Kingdoms". The Roman Near East: 31 BC–AD 337. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-674-77886-3.
- ^ Millar, Fergus (1993). The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.–A.D. 337. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-77886-3.