Book Review: “The Herods: Murder Politics, and the Art of Succession”

Bruce Chilton’s new book sheds fascinating light on one of history’s most notorious dynasties.

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5 min readNov 12, 2021

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When I was in my teens, I developed a fascination with the Herods of the Bible, arguably the most infamous dynasty to have ruled over Judaea. There was something luridly fascinating about…

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Ph.D. in English | Film and TV geek | Lover of fantasy and history | Full-time writer | Feminist and queer | Liberal scold and gadfly

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