Herod’s Arrival in Rome and Appointment as King of Judaea

Josephus

The Jewish War 1.280–289

ca. 75

His ship came into serious distress off Pamphylia, and most of the cargo had to be jettisoned, after which it could just limp to safety in Rhodes, an island deeply traumatized by the war with Cassius. There Herod was welcomed by his friends Ptolemy and Sapphinius, and despite his lack of funds he commissioned the construction of a huge trireme, in…

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Finally in Rome, Herod was greeted by a sympathetic Antony and Caesar, who convinced the Senate to appoint Herod king of Judaea. According to Josephus, this honor was given to Herod because of his and his father’s past record of loyalty, in addition to Roman outrage at the Parthians’ appointment of a vassal king in Judaea.

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