Herod Antipas
1st century AD tetrarch of Galilee and Perea
b. 20 BC
Herod Antipas, was a 1st-century Herodian ruler of Galilee and Perea, in the time of the Herodian Tetrarchy. He bore the title of tetrarch and is referred to as both "Herod the Tetrarch" and "King Herod" in the New Testament. He was a son of Herod the Great and a grandson of Antipater the Idumaean. Known for his role in the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth, his name is often associated with tyranny and persecution.
Related people
- Herod the Great child of · traditional
- Herod Archelaus sibling of · traditional
- Alexander sibling of · traditional
- Salome sibling of · traditional
- Philip the Tetrarch sibling of · traditional
- Olympias sibling of · traditional
- Herod II sibling of · traditional
- Antipater sibling of · traditional
- Aristobulus IV sibling of · traditional
- Herodias spouse of · traditional
Events
Places
- Judea birth
- Lugdunum Convenarum death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Gospel of Mark 2 claims — The Imprisonment of the Forerunner; The Beheading of the Forerunner
- Gospel of Luke 1 claim — Trial before Herod
- Jewish Antiquities 1 claim — Herod Antipas is deposed and exiled