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Why Did Joseph and Mary Really Go to Bethlehem?

Greek Reporter 23 Dec 2025
The first is that the story of Jesus’ birth takes place during the reign of Herod the Great ... Before 6 CE, Judea had been a client kingdom, ruled by Herod’s dynasty ... Herod the Great at Santa Maria della scala.
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Opinion: Herod and Hanukkah

Idaho Press-Tribune 20 Dec 2025
The Holidays” is how Judeo-Christians collectively reference two high holy days. Christmas, the birth of a Jewish savior, dreaded by Herod the Great, and the recapture of Jerusalem by the Maccabees, celebrated as Hanukkah ... .
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Blake Burleson: Christmas finds some of us allied with Herod

Waco Tribune-Herald 13 Dec 2025
Mary and Joseph had the financial means to flee to Egypt as asylum seekers, but the gospel confirms that Herod slaughtered those infants left behind in Bethlehem ....
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Ancient Jerusalem Wall Beneath Herod’s Palace Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Power Struggle

Greek Reporter 08 Dec 2025
A large section of an ancient fortification has been unearthed in Jerusalem’s Old City, shedding light on why residents dismantled part of the city’s defenses over 2,000 years ago and buried them beneath what later became King Herod’s palace.
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Critics' brutal reactions to new Christmas movie: 'Worst thing since Herod'

AOL 13 Nov 2025
It's the most wonderful time of the year ... The film is being kicked around town something rotten ... "It is among the worst things to happen to Christmas since King Herod," writes Robbie Collin in a zero-star Telegraph review ... Read more ... .
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Gottschall, Linsacum and Herod elected to Craig City Council with focus on transparency, teamwork

Craig Daily Press 11 Nov 2025
Michelle Gottschall, Jnl Linsacum and Joe Herod were selected from the pool of five candidates to serve on the council, with Gottschall garnering 1,183 votes, Linsacum 1,031 and Herod 1,241 ... Joe Herod, ...
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Herod: The King Who Preserved His Dead Wife in Honey

Greek Reporter 03 Nov 2025
Herod the Great Mosaic ... Herod the Great, who was the King of Judea during the Roman Empire, is said to have preserved the body of his deceased wife in honey for seven years, despite having ordered her execution ... Herod and the Massacre of the Innocents.
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Athens’ Ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus Closes for Three-Year Restoration

Famagusta Gazette 20 Oct 2025
by Tiberius Claudius Herodes Atticus, a wealthy Athenian benefactor, the stone amphitheater originally featured a roof and seats approximately 5,000 spectators.
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Greece’s Odeon of Herodes Atticus Closes After Final Concert for Major Restoration

Greek Reporter 19 Oct 2025
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, an ancient stone theater located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece ... The ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the marble theater nestled at the foot of ...
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Athens' ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus closes for restoration

China.dot.org 17 Oct 2025
Built in the 2nd century A.D., the Odeon was commissioned by Tiberius Claudius Herodes Atticus, a prominent member of an influential Athenian family.
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‘Solutions that put Craig first’: Former council member Joe Herod seeks return to city government

Craig Daily Press 29 Sep 2025
Joe Herod has spent all of his life in Craig ... As a former member of the Craig City Council, Herod is seeking a return to city government in November’s election ... That generational tie is part of what motivated Herod to run for city council again.
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