Archelaus (a name meaning "leading the people") came to power after the death of his father Herod the Great in 4 BC, and ruled over one-half of the territorial dominion of his father.

Herod Archelaus (born 22 bc, Judaea—died c. ad 18, Gaul) was the son and principal heir of Herod I the Great as king of Judaea, deposed by Rome because of his unpopularity with the …

Archelaus was a significant figure in the early first century, known primarily for his role as the ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea following the death of his father, Herod the Great. …

Herod Archelaus was the older brother of Herod Antipas, and both were sons born to King Herod and Malthace, a Samaritan woman who was one of his ten wives. Four days before his death …

Archelaus was a veritable Herodian, but without the statesman-like ability of his father. He was cruel and tyrannical, sensual in the extreme, a hypocrite and a plotter.

Jan 7, 2025 · Herod Archelaus, born in 23 BCE and ruling from 4 BCE to 6 CE, was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea. He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace, a …

(Α᾿ρχέλαος, ruler of the people, Talmud ארקילוס), son of Herod the Great by Malthace, a Samaritan woman (Josephus, Ant. 17, 1:3; War, 1:28, 4), and brought up, with his brother …

ARCHELAUS , ethnarch of Judea (4 b.c.e.–c. 6 c.e.), son of Herod by his Samaritan wife Malthace. In his fourth will Herod designated Archelaus king of Judea and Samaria, which …

Herod Archelaus: Jewish leader, ruler of Samaria, Judaea, and Idumea between 4 BCE and 6 CE. His rule was disastrous and he was sent into exile by the Roman emperor Augustus.

Archelaus, son of Aegyptus. He was killed by his wife, Anaxibia, daughter of Danaus.