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Herod Antipas
tetrarch of Galilee and Perea
Years: 21BCE - 40
Herod Antipater (born before 20 BCE – died after 39 CE), known by the nickname Antipas, is a 1st-century CE ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bears the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter").
He is best known today for accounts in the New Testament of his role in events that led to the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth.
