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Added why some argue that Herod died later than 4 BC. The article just said that most say he died 4 BC...
=== Herod's Burial ===
=== Herod's Burial ===
For centuries, the final burial site of Herod the Great was unknown. Then on May 8, 2007, [[Archaeology|archaeologist]] Ehud Netzer found the remains of a [[mausoleum]] and pieces of an eight-[[Foot (length)|foot]] coffin at the end of a staircase in the Herodium. This tomb bears no identification, but no personage other than Herod is known from the period who would likely be buried in such a tomb in such a place.<ref name=Netzer>Govier, Gordon. "[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/july/5.14.html Tyrant's Tomb Unearthed: Herod the Great's final resting place said to be found]." ''[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/ Christianity Today]'' Online, June 28, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.</ref>
For centuries, the final burial site of Herod the Great was unknown. Then on May 8, 2007, [[Archaeology|archaeologist]] Ehud Netzer found the remains of a [[mausoleum]] and pieces of an eight-[[Foot (length)|foot]] coffin at the end of a staircase in the Herodium. This tomb bears no identification, but no personage other than Herod is known from the period who would likely be buried in such a tomb in such a place.<ref name=Netzer>Govier, Gordon. "[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/july/5.14.html Tyrant's Tomb Unearthed: Herod the Great's final resting place said to be found]." ''[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/ Christianity Today]'' Online, June 28, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.</ref>
However, not everyone agrees that Herod died 4 BC. It is quite clear that Josephus dates implies that Herod died that year and that his sons regnal years were counted from that year. However, all evidence but one comes from Josephus, and his statement that Herod died 37 years after the Senate had confirmed Herod as king, is not correct, since this happened after the [[Treaty of Brundisium]], in the autumn of 40 BC. All Josephus's dates for Herod prior to his death are correct if Herod became king in the Jewish year 40/39 BC. Josephus refers to the historical work of Nicolaus of Damascus as one of his sources, and Nicolaus worked for Herod. Thus, Josephus account rests on an eyewitness. However, Josephus says that Nicolaus wrote when Herod lived. Thus, it has been argued that Josephus' account is considerably less reliable concerning the death of Herod. The remaining evidence is that Herod's son [[Herod Antipas]] minted coins in his 43rd regnal year, and since he died 39 AD, he must have started counting his regnal years from 4 BC or earlier. However, if he co-reigned with Herod, he would have counted his regnal years from a time when Herod still was alive, and Josephus account shows that Herod had practices co-regency with his son [[Antipater]], who was the original heir. Herod later changed his mind and made Herod Antipas the principal heir. Since it is possible that Josephus calculated the death of Herod, it has been argued that Herod might have died following an eclipse in early 1 BC.<ref name=StarOfBethlehem>Kihlman, Dag, ''The Star of Bethlehem - Astronomy and Revelation 12 Reveal What the Magi Saw'', Kihlman Publish, 2017, p. 161-163</ref>
== Succession ==
== Succession ==