THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Herod the Great
king of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE
Herod the Great was born in 74 BCE in Edom and died in 4 BCE.
Born
in 74 BCE
Died: in 4 BCE
Source:
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Edom
- Professions
- politician, sovereign, monarch
- Citizenship
- Herodian Kingdom of Judea
More about Herod the Great
Family
- Sibling
- Pheroras
- Sibling
- Phasael
- Spouse
- Mariamne I
- Child
- Aristobulus IV
- Child
- Herod Archelaus
- Child
- Herod Antipas
- Father
- Antipater the Idumaean
- Child
- Herod II
- Spouse
- Cleopatra of Jerusalem
- Sibling
- Salome I
- Child
- Alexander
- Child
- Philip the Tetrarch
- Child
- Antipater
- Spouse
- Mariamne II
- Spouse
- Malthace
All birth date sources
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No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Herod the Great born?
Herod the Great was born in Edom.