HEROD,
Herod was at the height of his madness when the Magi arrived. He had some Pharisees, Jews considered fervent and devout, executed in 6 B.C. They announced their messianic hope and the fall of Herod at the time of the Messiah's birth. Herod's fear of being superseded by those in his family who could claim legitimacy drove him to commit the most atrocious crimes within his family.
THEMES OF THE COLLECTION
THE HERODIAN KINGDOM OF JUDEA
PORTRAITS
THE MADNESS OF KING HEROD
HEROD MURDERS HIS WIFE MARIAMNE
HEROD ORDERS THE MURDER OF HIS SONS
HEROD’S SUCCESSION
