Category:Antipater II (subject)
From 4 Enoch: The Online Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism
Antipater II (c46 BCE - 4 BCE) was a member of the Herodian dynasty, the son of Herod the Great and his first wife Doris.
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Antipater II, first-born son of Herod, was named after his grandfather Antipater. He and his mother Doris were exiled when Herod married the Hasmonean Mariamne. Following the execution of Mariamne in 13 BCE, However, Antipater came into play again for the succession to Herod. The competition among the sons of Herod was fought to the last shot. For some time it appeared that Antipater could get Herod's heritage, or an important portion of it. In 5 BCE, however, he was charged with the intended murder of his father, before the governor of Syria, Publius Quinctilius Varus. Once the guilty verdict was approved by Augustus in 4 BCE, Antipater II was executed.
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