This marriage led to opposition from Antipater III, Herod the - TopicsExpress



          

This marriage led to opposition from Antipater III, Herod the Greats eldest son, and so Herod demoted Herod II to second in line to the succession. Antipaters execution in 4 BCE for plotting to poison his father seemed to leave Herod II, now Herod Is eldest surviving son, as first in line, but his mothers knowledge of the poison plot, and failure to stop it, led to his being dropped from this position in Herod Is will just days before he died.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 23:51:59 +0000

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