{"product_id":"herod-the-great-jewish-king-in-a-roman-world","title":"Herod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Herod the Great (73-4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the landscape of Judaea. Both Jews and Christians developed myths about his cruelty and rashness: in Christian tradition he was cast as the tyrant who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents; in the Talmud, despite fond memories of his glorious Temple in Jerusalem, he was recalled as a persecutor of rabbis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The life of Herod is better documented than that of any other Jew from antiquity, and Martin Goodman examines the extensive literary and archaeological evidence to provide a vivid portrait of Herod in his sociopolitical context: his Idumaean origins, his installation by Rome as king of Judaea and cultivation of leading Romans, his massive architectural projects, and his presentation of himself as a Jew, most strikingly through the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. Goodman argues that later stories depicting Herod as a monster derived from public interest in his execution of three of his sons after dramatic public trials foisted on him by a dynastic policy imposed by the Roman emperor.\r","brand":"Martin Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44466000560364,"sku":"9780300228410","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780300228410.jpg?v=1709491294","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/herod-the-great-jewish-king-in-a-roman-world","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}