Herod Archelaus

Herod Archelaus

Herod Archelaus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀρχέλαος, Hērōidēs Archelaos; 23 BC – c. AD 18) was ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea and Jaffa, for a period of nine years (c. 4 BC to AD 6). Archelaus was removed by Roman emperor Augustus when Judaea province was formed under direct Roman rule, at the time of the Census of Quirinius. He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, and was the brother of Herod Antipas, and the half-brother of Herod II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herod Archelaus has received more than 544,888 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Herod Archelaus is the 1,291st most popular politician (up from 1,633rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Palestine (up from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular 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.