Herod the Great Becomes King and Builds the Temple (37–4 BCE)

37 BCE · Kudüs · political

Herod, of Idumaean descent and supported by Rome, ruled Judaea; he expanded the Temple Mount magnificently (the present-day Western Wall rests on his construction); his rule was difficult, strained between Romanization and Judaization.

| The greatest building programme in the history of Judaea; a symbol of the Roman-Jewish cultural synthesis; the period in which Jesus was born.

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What was Herod the Great Becomes King and Builds the Temple (37–4 BCE)?
Herod, of Idumaean descent and supported by Rome, ruled Judaea; he expanded the Temple Mount magnificently (the present-day Western Wall rests on his construction); his rule was difficult, strained between Romanization and Judaization.
When did Herod the Great Becomes King and Builds the Temple (37–4 BCE) happen?
37 BCE
Where did Herod the Great Becomes King and Builds the Temple (37–4 BCE) take place?
Kudüs