Archaeologists find tomb of King Herod

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Archaeologists find tomb of King Herod

"Herod was the Jewish proxy ruler of the Holy Land under imperial Roman occupation from 37 B.C. His most famous construction project was expanding the Jewish Second Temple in Jerusalem."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_on_sc/israel_herod_s_tomb

He's an unpopular fellow in the Bible, painted as a "baby killer".

It's cool when we find anything historical like that. Ancient history is the Bomb!! 😎

Why is this in the Religion Forum, despite him being mentioned in the Bible?