Excavations suggested that the cave had little to no links to Jesus and that it could be the final resting place of Princess ...

New research suggests that a burial site once venerated by Christian pilgrims likely belonged to a member of Herod’s dynasty ...

The real baddie, looming up behind the whole narrative, is King Herod. Modern scholars know quite a lot about Herod the Great, mostly because of the Judaean historian Flavius Josephus, who had ...

Her family had clashed with Rome and then sided with Pompey in the Civil War, for which they were retaliated against. Alexander suffered the death penalty, but the widow knew how to play her cards and ...

Impressive architectural projects and oppressive cruelty — these are the legacies of the complex Judean king known as Herod the Great. On the one hand, he rebuilt the Second Temple in Jerusalem ...

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the ...

Zora Neale Hurston’s lost epic. In The Life of Herod the Great, we get a novel full of intrigue, betrayal, and revolution. A depiction of Herod the Great. The first time I felt betrayed was when ...

More than 60 years after her death, Hurston’s unfinished novel “The Life of Herod the Great” showcases her passion for her subject.

Photo: Netflix In that same interview, Mary director Caruso went on to explain that King Herod’s second temple was filmed at a museum in Morocco, as well as an exterior set built by the production.

King Herod of Judea heard about these troubles and decided to do something about it. Herod, at that time, was looking for a project in which to get involved. The previous year, he had finished ...