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Herod Archelaus, in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle Schematic family tree showing the Herods of the Bible. Archelaus is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew ( chapter 2 verse 13 – 23 ). An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to get up and take Mary and Jesus and flee to Egypt to avoid the Massacre of the Innocents .
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: The World English Bible translates the passage as: But when he heard that Archelaus
According to Josephus, Athogod or Athrongeus (Greek: Αθρογγαίος, Athrongaíos) was a leader of the Jews during the insurrection under Herod Archelaus. Athronges led the rebellion against Archelaus and the Romans. [1]
In 6 CE, Emperor Augustus deposed Herod Archelaus, who had ruled the largest section, and converted his territory into the Roman province of Judaea. In order to install an ad valorem property tax in the new province, Publius Sulpicius Quirinius , the legate (governor) of the province of Roman Syria starting in 6 CE, [ 1 ] was assigned to carry ...
Salome delivers the head of John the Baptist, Juan de Flandes, 1496 Schematic family tree showing the Herods of the Bible. In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, Herodias plays a major role in the execution of John the Baptist, using her daughter's dance before Antipas and his party guests to ask for the head of the Baptist as a reward. According ...
Archelaus (geographer), author of a work on the countries visited by Alexander the Great; Archelaus, rhetorician mentioned by Diogenes Laërtius (2.17) Archelaus of Sparta (r. 790–760 BC), Agiad king of Sparta; Archelaus (philosopher) (fl. 5th century BC), pupil of Anaxagoras; Archelaus of Macedon (r. 413–399 BC), king of Macedon
Archelais was founded by Archelaus, son of Herod the Great and ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea. Salome bequeathed it to Livia in her will. [5] Agrippa I, king of Judaea in the early 40s CE, established a road station at Archelais. [5] In Christian times, the town became a bishopric.
Archelaus and the Pontic army were sent to Greece, in response to the Athenians wanting to break free from Roman rule and Mithridates VI wanting to conquer them. On their way to Athens, Archelaus captured the Cyclades Islands and the Greek island of Delos. [9] When Archelaus and the Pontic army arrived in Athens, they occupied Piraeus.