Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans

This book provides a stunning look at the king who had an extraordinary impact on Roman-era Palestine. The author integrates historical, archaeological, and social analyses, writing with clarity and enthusiasm for his subject. The charts, maps and diagrams make this a very accessible tool for use in the classroom. Richardson portrays Herod in the complexity of his Judean and Roman frameworks.

• Author
• Peter Richardson

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 350

• Publisher
• University of South Carolina Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781570031366

• Characters
• Herod the Great

• Settings
• Judea

• Genres
• history, biography, religion, judaism

• Release date
• 1996