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Philip the Tetrarch

4 BC - 34

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Philip the Tetrarch (c. 26 BCE – 34 CE), was the son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife, Cleopatra of Jerusalem. As a Tetrarch, he ruled over the northeast part of his father's kingdom between 4 BCE and 34 CE after Herod's death. He was a half-brother of Herod Antipas and Herod Archelaus. He is not the same person as Herod the Younger, whom some writers call Herod Philip I. To distinguish the two, he is called Herod Philip II by some writers (see "Naming convention"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip the Tetrarch is the 2,912th most popular politician (up from 3,081st in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Israel (up from 108th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Israeli Politician.

Philip the tetrarch is most famous for his role in the death of John the Baptist.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip the Tetrarch ranks 2,912 out of 19,576. Before him are Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Khaba, B. J. Habibie, Rama I, Yuan Shu, and Algirdas Brazauskas. After him are Fausta, Alix of France, Senedj, Milan I of Serbia, Eumenes II, and Prem Tinsulanonda.

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Among people born in 4 BC, Philip the Tetrarch ranks 3. Before him are Jesus, and Seneca the Younger.  Among people deceased in 34, Philip the Tetrarch ranks 1. After him are Artaxias III, and Fenestella.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Philip the Tetrarch ranks 98 out of 466. Before him are Ezer Weizman (1924), Al-Maqdisi (945), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Antigonus II Mattathias (-100), and Yoav Galant (1958). After him are Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Uri Geller (1946), Israel Katz (1955), Jonathan Apphus (-200), George Habash (1926), and Gene Simmons (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Philip the Tetrarch ranks 40. Before him are Ahaziah of Judah (-900), Ezer Weizman (1924), Al-Maqdisi (945), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Antigonus II Mattathias (-100), and Yoav Galant (1958). After him are Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Israel Katz (1955), Jonathan Apphus (-200), Yitzhak Navon (1921), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), and Aristobulus II (-100).

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