Saturday, February 18, 2006
This Day in Ancient History
On this day in 37 BC, General Herod begins a siege of Jerusalem at the head of a Roman army. His success will eventually make him king. In 37 BC, he is a strong supporter of Marcus Antonius, but when he is defeated by Octavian, Herod switches allegiance to Octavian, who, as Augustus, crowns Herod in Rhodes.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:00 AM 
