Herod the Great ruled Judea for 33 years and had a large role in creating the world that Jesus of Nazareth was born into.   That was a world going through religious transformation, social upheaval, government-sponsored violence, and high taxes.

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Gelb, Norman. “Herod the Great: Statesman. Visionary. Tyrant.” Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herod-king-of-Judaea

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