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Also known as Archelaus

Ethnarch of Samaria/Judea/Idumea from 4 BC to 6 AD

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Herod Archelaus was a male ruler and ethnarch of the Herodian dynasty. Born in 23 BCE, he was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace. His siblings included Salome, Olympias, Herod II, and Herod Antipas. He spoke Ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Archelaus was married to Mariamne III and Glaphyra. He died in Gaul in 16 CE.

The subject is described in sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia.

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Herod Archelaus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀρχέλαος, Hērōidēs Archelaos; 23 BC – c. AD 18) was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years (c. 4 BC to AD 6). As a ruler, he was part of what's known as the Herodian tetrarchy, created after the death of Herod the Great. Herod Archelaus was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, brother of Herod Antipas, and half-brother of Herod II. Archelaus (a name meaning "leading the people") came to power after the death of his father Herod the Great in 4 BC, and ruled over one-half of the territorial dominion of his father. Archelaus was removed by the Roman emperor Augustus when Judaea province was formed under direct Roman rule, at the time of the Census of Quirinius.

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