Herod the Great − though in the Gospel of Matthew, he wasn't so great. Hulton Archive via Getty Images King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when ...

Israeli archaeologists are showing off the monumental, many-arched corridor that led to Herod the Great's hilltop palace near Jerusalem in the first century. The corridor in the ancient fortress of ...

Ah, the holy season of Lent is upon us once again, the sacred 40 days before Easter, which call the faithful in many churches to repent their sins and wretched excesses, and to reflect on Christ’s 40 ...

Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer, who discovered the tomb of the Judean king Herod the Great and explored many other archaeological sites in Israel, including the famous site of Masada, died Oct. 28 ...

(UNDATED) He ruled over the ancient Jews for 37 years, and when it comes to bad publicity, King Herod has reigned supreme ever since. Annually vilified in Christmas pageants as the tyrant responsible ...

(THE CONVERSATION) King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing ...

(The Conversation) — Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth. (The Conversation) — King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the ...