{"product_id":"book-i8ek","title":"Herod the Great","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Herod the Great (73-4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the landscape of Judaea. Both Jews and Christians developed myths about his cruelty and rashness: in Christian tradition he was cast as the tyrant who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents; in the Talmud, despite fond memories of his glorious Temple in Jerusalem, he was recalled as a persecutor of rabbis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The life of Herod is better documented than that of any other Jew from antiquity, and Martin Goodman examines the extensive literary and archaeological evidence to provide a vivid portrait of Herod in his sociopolitical context: his Idumaean origins, his installation by Rome as king of Judaea and cultivation of leading Romans, his massive architectural projects, and his presentation of himself as a Jew, most strikingly through the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. Goodman argues that later stories depicting Herod as a monster derived from public interest in his execution of three of his sons after dramatic public trials foisted on him by a dynastic policy imposed by the Roman emperor.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351606370608,"sku":"BDi8ek","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49351606403376,"sku":"ZEi8ek","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49351606436144,"sku":"ZMi8ek","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i8ek-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780437626","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i8ek","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}