Herod the Great : statesman, visionary, tyrant /

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Author / Creator:	Gelb, Norman.
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2013.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 209 pages) : map
Language:	English
Subject:	Herod -- I, -- King of Judea, -- 73 B.C.-4 B.C. Herod -- I, -- King of Judea, -- 73 B.C.-4 B.C. Jews -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. Jews -- History -- 168 B.C.-135 A.D. Jews. Jews -- Kings and rulers. Biographies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12474883

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ISBN:	9781442210677 1442210672 9781299676732 1299676731 9781442210653 1442210656 9781442210660 1442210664
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	While many people are familiar with King Herod's famous (or infamous) mention in the Bible, his life touches on many compelling stories of the ancient world-from Antony and Cleopatra to the Olympics, and from aqueducts to executions. From his early life as an Arab who became King of the Jews to the mass executions he ordered at the time of his death, Herod the Great chronicles the fascinating life of this complicated figure.
Other form:	Print version: Gelb, Norman. Herod the Great. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2013 9781442210653

Table of Contents:

Principal Characters; Timeline; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Beginnings; Chapter Two: The Road to Jerusalem; Chapter Three: Securing the Throne; Chapter Four: A New Start; Chapter Five: Cultural Divide; Chapter Six: Palace Intrigue; Chapter Seven: Crisis; Chapter Eight: The End Looms; Chapter Nine: Closure; Chapter Ten: Herod: The Image; Chapter Eleven: Herod's Heirs; Chapter Twelve: The Other Herodians; Afterword; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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