Agrippa I
Agrippa I also called the Great (10 BC – 44 AD), King of the Jews, was the grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus IV and Berenice.[1] His original name was Marcus Julius Agrippa and he is the king named Herod in the Acts of the Apostles, in the Bible, "Herod (Agrippa)" (Ἡρώδης Ἀγρίππας). He was, according to Josephus, known in his time as "Agrippa the Great".[2]
Agrippa I Media
Testa bronzea dell'imperatore Tiberio, oggi al Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze.
Ruins of the fortified city of Gamla, stake in the war between Aretas IV and Herod Antipas. (At the bottom, we can see the Lake of Tiberias.)
Tetrarchy of Philip main part of the kingdom given to Agrippa (the kingdom of Lysanias called Abilene is located further north in the Roman province of Syria)
Coin minted under Agrippa I. Profile of Caligula on the left, Germanicus on his triumphal chariot, on the right.
- Imperial portrait of Roman Emperor Claudius.
Evolution of the Kingdom of Agrippa I.
Remains of the Herodian Palace in Caesarea.
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References
- ↑ Mason, Charles Peter (1867), "Agrippa, Herodes I", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, pp. 77–78, archived from the original on 2006-05-22, retrieved 2009-08-10
- ↑ Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae xvii. 2. § 2
| Preceded by 37-41 CE. Crisis under Caligula |
King of Judaea 41 CE – 44 CE |
Succeeded by Agrippa II |