person · P0449
Agrippa II אגריפס השני
Son of Agrippa I and the last of the Herodian line: too young to inherit in 44, he received Chalcis and then the northern territories, with Rome's grant of custody of the Temple and the right to appoint the kohanim gedolim. On the eve of the Great Revolt (The Great Revolt) he pleaded with Jerusalem against war with Rome, and sided with Rome throughout. He died childless around the turn of the century — the end of the dynasty.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- אגריפס השני
- Also known as
- Herod Agrippa II, Marcus Julius Agrippa
- Era
- second-temple
- Parents
- Agrippa I
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 3788–3860 AM (melech c. 3810–3853)
- Academic
- 27/28 CE – c. 92/100 CE; king from c. 50 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈72 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephus: king over Chalcis (c. 50 CE), then over Philip's former tetrarchy and more; Rome assigned him the care of the Temple and the appointment of the high priests. In 66 CE he addressed Jerusalem at length against revolt — cataloguing the nations Rome had subdued — and when war came he fought on the Roman side and was rewarded; he died without children, the last of the house.
His death is placed by different sources c. 92/93 or c. 100 CE; the dynasty's end-band follows this uncertainty.
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external | ★★★★☆ | |
| AM placement (melech c. 3810–3853) 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 | ★★☆☆☆ |