The coins minted by Herod the Great honored the Jewish tradition of not depicting graven images. While Greek and Roman coins depicted objects such as …
Episode 4
King Herod’s Building Projects
In the period before the birth of Jesus, the Jewish people lived under control of the Roman Empire and a local king named Herod the Great. Herod was a …
The Tomb of Herod the Great
When King Herod the Great died in 4 BC, he was transported from his palace at Jericho to his fortress palace of Herodium, near Bethlehem, to be …