| has gloss | eng: The Tetrarchy of Judea was formed following the death of Herod the Great in 4 BC, when his kingdom was divided between his sons as an inheritance. It persisted into the first century, until the kingdom was re-united under Herod Agrippa I in AD 41. The Tetrarchy At the time of his death Herod ruled over most of Palestine, and territories beyond the Jordan, as a client-state of the Roman Empire; after his death the kingdom was divided between three of his sons. *Archelaus, his son by his fourth wife Malthace, received the lion's share of the kingdom; Idumaea, Judaea and Samaria, and the title of Ethnarch ("ruler of the people"; in this case, the Jews). *Herod Antipas, Archelaus’ brother, became Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea. *Philip, Herod’s son by his fifth wife Cleopatra of Jerusalem, became Tetrarch of the northern part of Herod’s kingdom. |
