person · P0447

Antipas הורדוס אנטיפס

Herod's son who ruled the Galil and Perea for over forty years — the longest tenure in the dynasty. He founded Tiberias on the lake in honor of Tiberius (built over graves, Josephus notes, so that settling it required inducements); his divorce of the Nabatean princess for Herodias cost him a war, and his bid for a royal title cost him everything — Caligula exiled him to Gaul.

I. Who

Hebrew
הורדוס אנטיפס
Also known as
Herod Antipas
Era
second-temple
Parents
Herod

II. When

Traditional
c. 3740–3800 AM (tetrarch 3757–3799)
Academic
before 20 BCE – after 39 CE; tetrarch of Galilee and Perea 4 BCE – 39 CE
Lifespan (traditional)
≈60 years
Precision
approximate

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
Josephus: tetrarch of Galilee and Perea under Augustus's settlement, he built Sepphoris's walls and founded Tiberias, named for the emperor, settled partly by compulsion since it stood on tombs; urged by Herodias to seek the royal title, he was denounced by Agrippa's freedman and exiled by Caligula to Gaul (39 CE), Herodias choosing exile with him. external ★★★★☆
AM placement (tetrarch 3757–3799) is schematic: conventional Josephus-based dates mapped onto the atlas timeline at AM ≈ 3760 − BCE / 3760 + CE, consistent with the Second Temple's destruction at 3828 AM. The lifespan band is widened around the attested career. reconstruction ★★☆☆☆