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Herod the Great

73 BC - 3 BC

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Herod I or Herod the Great (c. 72 – c. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea. Among these works are the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the expansion of its base—the Western Wall being part of it. Vital details of his life are recorded in the works of the 1st century CE Roman–Jewish historian Josephus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herod the Great is the 160th most popular politician (down from 134th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Israel (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Politician.

Hereditary king of Judea, and the Roman client-king of the province of Judea. He was the son of Antipater the Idumaean, and Cypros, a Nabatean Arab.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Herod the Great ranks 160 out of 19,576. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte, Severus Alexander, Henry IV of France, Uthman, Murad III, and Ahmed I. After him are Silvio Berlusconi, Lorenzo de' Medici, Titus, Diocletian, Hatshepsut, and Hermann Göring.

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Among people born in 73 BC, Herod the Great ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 3 BC, Herod the Great ranks 1. 

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Herod the Great ranks 10 out of 466. Before him are John the Baptist (-20), Matthew the Apostle (10), Isaac (-1900), Ramesses II (-1303), Elijah (-1000), and Jonah (-850). After him are Matthias the Apostle (1), James, brother of Jesus (-20), Samson (-1118), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Mary Magdalene (-10), and Isaiah (-800).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Herod the Great ranks 1. After him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Moshe Dayan (1915).

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