Herod Archelaus

Herod Archelaus

Herod Archelaus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀρχέλαος, Hērōidēs Archelaos; 23 BC – c. AD 18) was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years (c. 4 BC to AD 6). He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, brother of Herod Antipas, and half-brother of Herod II. Archelaus (a name meaning "leading the people") came to power after the death of his father Herod the Great in 4 BC, and ruled over one-half of the territorial dominion of his father. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herod Archelaus has received more than 796,510 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Herod Archelaus is the 1,930th most popular politician (down from 1,906th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Palestine and the most popular Palestinian Politician.

Herod Archelaus was a Roman client king of Judea from 4 BC to 6 AD. He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace, and was the last of the Herodians. Archelaus was a brutal ruler, and is most famous for the massacre of Bethlehem in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus.