Herodian kingdom
Kingdom of the Jews Regnum Iudaeorum ממלכת היהודים | |||||||||
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| 37–4 BCE | |||||||||
Herodian kingdom of Judea at its greatest extent | |||||||||
| Status | Client state of the Roman Republic / Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Jerusalem | ||||||||
| Common languages | Koine Greek, Aramaic, Latin, Hebrew, Phoenician, Old Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Second Temple Judaism Samaritanism Paganism Ancient Semitic religion Canaanite religion North Arabian polytheism Hellenistic religion Roman imperial cult | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King of the Jews | |||||||||
• 37 BCE – 4 BCE | Herod the Great | ||||||||
| Historical era | Augustan Age | ||||||||
• conquest of Hasmonean kingdom | 37 | ||||||||
• formation of Tetrarchy | 4 BCE | ||||||||
| Currency | Herodian coinage | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
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The Herodian kingdom was a client state of the Roman Republic, later Roman Empire, ruled from 37 to 4 BCE by Herod the Great, who was appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate. When Herod died, the kingdom was divided among his sons into the Herodian tetrarchy.
The Herodian kingdom included the regions of Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, and Galilee, as well as several regions east of the Jordan River—Perea, Batanaea, Auranitis, and Trachonitis.