Herodian — Minor Figures

15 figures from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Antipater (son of Herod)

son of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 12

• Book I, Chapter 12 · parent: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “who was called Doris, of whom he begat Antipater;”
• Book I, Chapter 12 · parent: Doris “who was called Doris, of whom he begat Antipater”

Herod Philip

son of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “Herod Philip of Mariamne, the high priest's daughter;”
• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Mariamne (daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice) “Herod Philip of Mariamne, the high priest's daughter;”

Joseph (unresolved ch016)

brother of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 16

• Book I, Chapter 16 · siblings with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “and this he did by sending his brother Joseph thither, that no innovation might be made by Antigonus.”

Joseph (unresolved ch028)

brother of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · siblings with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “which his brother Joseph's 43 son had married.”

Olympias

daughter of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “as was his daughter Olympias, which his brother Joseph's 43 son had married.”
• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Malthace “Antipas also and Archelaus were by Malthace, the Samaritan, as was his daughter Olympias”

Phasaelus (son of Herod and Pallas)

son of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “and by Pallas, Phasaelus;”
• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Pallas “and by Pallas, Phasaelus;”

Ptolemy (Herod general)

general · first appears Book I, Chapter 16

• Book I, Chapter 16 · with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “He then left there a part of his army, as many as he thought sufficient to prevent any sedition, and made Ptolemy their general, and returned to Samaria;”

Ptolemy (keeper of Herod signet)

keeper of Herod's signet ring · first appears Book I, Chapter 33

• Book I, Chapter 33 · with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “where Ptolemy, who was intrusted by the king with his signet ring, came before them,”
• Book I, Chapter 33 · employer: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “where Ptolemy, who was intrusted by the king with his signet ring, came before them”

Roxana

daughter of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “he had also two daughters, Roxana and Salome, the one by Phedra, and the other by Elpis;”
• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Phedra “the one by Phedra, and the other by Elpis;”

Salome (daughter of Herod and Elpis)

daughter of Herod and Elpis · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “he had also two daughters, Roxana and Salome, the one by Phedra, and the other by Elpis;”
• Book I, Chapter 28 · parent: Elpis “he had also two daughters, Roxana and Salome, the one by Phedra, and the other by Elpis;”

Philip

beneficiary of Herod's testament · first appears Book I, Chapter 33

• Book II, Chapter 2 · employer: Archelaus (son of Herod and Malthace) “left behind him Philip, to be his steward in the palace, and to take care of his domestic affairs”
• Book III, Chapter 7 · siblings with Netir “Next to him, two brothers showed their courage; their names were Netir and Philip, both of them of the village Ruma, and both of them Galileans also;”

Jotape

daughter of Aristobulus · first appears Book II, Chapter 11

• Book II, Chapter 11 · parent: Aristobulus (son of Herod) “There was besides another brother of his that died a private person, his name was also Aristobulus, who left behind him a daughter, whose name was Jotape:”

Pallas

wife of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · child: Phasaelus (son of Herod and Pallas) “and by Pallas, Phasaelus;”
• Book II, Chapter 12 · siblings with Felix “Felix, 16 the brother of Pallas”

Phedra

wife of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · child: Roxana “the one by Phedra, and the other by Elpis;”

Elpis

wife of Herod · first appears Book I, Chapter 28

• Book I, Chapter 28 · child: Salome (daughter of Herod and Elpis) “he had also two daughters, Roxana and Salome, the one by Phedra, and the other by Elpis;”

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