In the Bible, Simon was surnamed “Zealot” to distinguish him from the other Simon, who is nicknamed Peter. He is called a ...

Sometime after the revolt, he returned to Rome, where he died childless around 94 CE, the last ruler of the Herodian Dynasty. According to researchers, the Banias cave area was then returned to a ...

Certain fish from Galilee, particularly salted varieties from towns like Magdala, were delicacies among Roman elites. These exports reached Rome’s upper classes, placing Galilean fishermen at the ...

Marriage to first cousins and uncles, however, was relatively common in the so-called Herodian dynasty. Philip issued a coin that gives to which he assigns year 19 of reign. This coin honors Tiberius ...

PALESTINE (and Its Environs) during the Lifetimes of Jesus & Paul; mostly ruled by the Herodian Dynasty: GALILEE - part of the Kingdom of Herod the Great, 40-4 BCE; part of the Tetrarchy of Herod ...