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Overview
Herod was called 'Great' not for his personality at all, but for the great number of building projects he oversaw in his constant efforts to ally himself with the Roman Empire. His combination of cruelty and political desires made him a truly fearsome tyrant. This book is a look into the life and reign of Herod.Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 4-6Biographies of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra are numerous. These series titles don't add anything new to those bodies of work, but could be used as basic introductions to the subjects. On the other hand, there is little available to describe the reign of Herod the Great to young people. However, the political and religious wrangling of the time is nearly impossible to sort out and condense in any kind of understandable manner in so short a book. So many personalities, so many intrigues and conflicting loyalties, and so much bloodshed are described that it's almost impossible to keep them all straight. All three titles contain excellent full-color and black-and-white photos, illustrations, and reproductions; good indexes; and brief but useful lists for further reading. Alexander has only one map, a drawback in a book about conquest in an unfamiliar part of the world.David N. Pauli, Missoula Public Library, MTBook Details
Published
September 1, 1996
Publisher
Children's Press(CT)
Pages
63
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780531158012