Herod Archelaus
Ethnarch of Samaria/Judea/Idumea from 4 BC to 6 AD
b. 23 BC · d. 18
Herod Archelaus was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years. As a ruler, he was part of what's known as the Herodian tetrarchy, created after the death of Herod the Great. Herod Archelaus was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, brother of Herod Antipas, and half-brother of Herod II. Archelaus 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. Archelaus was removed by the Roman emperor Augustus when Judaea province was formed under direct Roman rule, at the time of the Census of Quirinius.
Related people
- Herod the Great child of · traditional
- Alexander sibling of · traditional
- Salome sibling of · traditional
- Olympias sibling of · traditional
- Herod II sibling of · traditional
- Antipater sibling of · traditional
- Herod Antipas sibling of · traditional
Places
- Gaul death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.