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Antipater the Idumaean

100 BC - 43 BC

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Antipater I the Idumaean (113 or 114 BCE – 43 BCE) was the founder of the Herodian dynasty and father of Herod the Great. According to Josephus, he was the son of Antipas and had formerly held that name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipater the Idumaean has received more than 354,826 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Antipater the Idumaean is the 3,780th most popular politician (down from 3,110th in 2019).

Antipater the Idumaean was the first governor of Judea following the death of Herod the Great. Antipater is most famous for his brutal suppression of the Jewish population in Jerusalem in 4 BCE, in which he had over 2000 Jews killed.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antipater the Idumaean ranks 3,780 out of 19,576. Before him are Berengaria of Castile, Vishvamitra, Kim Tu-bong, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Malcolm III of Scotland, and Siraj ud-Daulah. After him are Hypereides, Rama II of Siam, Veljko Kadijević, Helenus, Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark, and Anastasia of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Antipater the Idumaean ranks 25. Before him are Titus Labienus, Antigonus II Mattathias, Valerius Maximus, Thusnelda, Artavasdes II of Armenia, and Ambiorix. After him are Mary of Clopas, Aristobulus II, Phraates III, Marcus Antistius Labeo, Publilius Syrus, and Vonones I. Among people deceased in 43 BC, Antipater the Idumaean ranks 5. Before him are Cicero, Atia, Quintus Tullius Cicero, and Verres. After him are Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Aulus Hirtius, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, and Quintus Pedius.

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