Herod the Great : statesman, visionary, tyrant / Norman Gelb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelb, Norman.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herod I, King of Judea, 73 B.C.-4 B.C.

Herod.

Jews.

Jews--Kings and rulers.

Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.

Jews--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2013.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While many people are familiar with King Herod's famous (or infamous) mention in the Bible, his life touches on many compelling stories of the ancient world-from Antony and Cleopatra to the Olympics, and from aqueducts to executions. From his early life as an Arab who became King of the Jews to the mass executions he ordered at the time of his death, Herod the Great chronicles the fascinating life of this complicated figure.

Contents:

Contents; Principal Characters; Timeline; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Beginnings; Chapter Two: The Road to Jerusalem; Chapter Three: Securing the Throne; Chapter Four: A New Start; Chapter Five: Cultural Divide; Chapter Six: Palace Intrigue; Chapter Seven: Crisis; Chapter Eight: The End Looms; Chapter Nine: Closure; Chapter Ten: Herod: The Image; Chapter Eleven: Herod's Heirs; Chapter Twelve: The Other Herodians; Afterword; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-8182-203-3

1-4422-1065-6

1-4422-1067-2

OCLC:

851972218