Herod the Great
E15271
Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herod the Great canonical | 143 |
| King Herod the Great | 5 |
| King Herod | 4 |
| Herod | 3 |
| King of Judea | 3 |
| Herod I | 1 |
| Herod I of Judea | 1 |
| Herod I the Great | 1 |
| Herod the Great (by traditional naming) | 1 |
| Herod the Great’s family | 1 |
| Herod, King of Judea | 1 |
| König Herodes der Große | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T133570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Herod the Great Context triple: [Judea, associatedWithPerson, Herod the Great]
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A.
Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known from the New Testament for his role in the executions of John the Baptist and, indirectly, Jesus of Nazareth.
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B.
Julius
Julius is the first given name of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist known as the "father of the atomic bomb."
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C.
Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose detailed writings, especially "The Jewish War," are a primary source on the Roman-Jewish conflicts and the destruction of the Second Temple.
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D.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
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E.
Vespasian
Vespasian was a 1st-century Roman emperor best known for restoring stability after Nero’s reign and initiating major building projects such as the Colosseum.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Herod the Great Target entity description: Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
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A.
Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known from the New Testament for his role in the executions of John the Baptist and, indirectly, Jesus of Nazareth.
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B.
Julius
Julius is the first given name of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist known as the "father of the atomic bomb."
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C.
Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose detailed writings, especially "The Jewish War," are a primary source on the Roman-Jewish conflicts and the destruction of the Second Temple.
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D.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
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E.
Vespasian
Vespasian was a 1st-century Roman emperor best known for restoring stability after Nero’s reign and initiating major building projects such as the Colosseum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judean ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Herod the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Herod I the Great
Herod the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Herod, King of Judea
|
| appointedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caesarea Maritima
ⓘ
Herodium ⓘ Masada ⓘ Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple
|
| birthDate | circa 73 BCE ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander
Aristobulus IV ⓘ Herod Antipas ⓘ Herod Archelaus ⓘ Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ Salome ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Judea
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman client kingdom of Judea
|
| deathDate | 4 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jericho ⓘ |
| dynasty | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Idumaean ⓘ |
| executed |
Alexander
ⓘ
Aristobulus III of Judea ⓘ Aristobulus IV ⓘ Mariamne I ⓘ |
| father | Antipater the Idumaean ⓘ |
| fullName |
Herod the Great
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Herod I
|
| governedTerritory |
Galilee
ⓘ
Idumea ⓘ Judea ⓘ Perea ⓘ Samaria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
extensive building projects ⓘ political alliance with Rome ⓘ ruthless consolidation of power ⓘ |
| mother | Cypros ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | King of the Jews ⓘ |
| notableWork |
building of palaces in Jericho
ⓘ
construction of the Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem ⓘ construction of the Herodium palace-fortress ⓘ construction of the fortress Masada ⓘ construction of the port city Caesarea Maritima ⓘ reconstruction and expansion of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Herod the Great
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Judea
Herod Antipas ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrarch of Galilee
|
| predecessor | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 4 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 37 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| source |
Antiquities of the Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War
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| spouse |
Cleopatra of Jerusalem
ⓘ
Doris ⓘ Malthace ⓘ Mariamne I ⓘ Mariamne II ⓘ |
| successor |
Herod Antipas
ⓘ
Herod Archelaus ⓘ Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Mark Antony
ⓘ
Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
|
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Subject: Herod the Great Description of subject: Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
Referenced by (165)
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