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Antípatros; c. 46 – 4 BC) was Herod the Great 's first-born son, his only child by his first wife Doris. He was named after his paternal grandfather Antipater the Idumaean. He and his mother were exiled after Herod divorced her between 43 BC and 40 BC to marry Mariamne I.
Antipater was the son of Herod the Great, who conspired against his half brothers Aristobulus and Alexander for the succession to the throne of Judaea and secured their execution (7 or 6 bc). The following year he was tried for plotting against Herod and Pheroras, Herod’s brother, and was executed.
ANTIPATER: By: William Milwitzky. Table of Contents. His Machi-nations. Shares the Government of Judea. Meets His Fate. Eldest son of Herod the Great and of the Idumean Doris, who soon after Antipater's birth was discarded by her husband; born about 38 B.C.; executed 4 B.C.
Antipater I the Idumaean (113 or 114 BCE – 43 BCE) was the founder of the Herodian Dynasty and father of Herod the Great. According to Josephus, he was the son of Antipas and had formerly held that name.
Antipater was the Idumaean founder of the Herodian dynasty in Palestine. Antipater gained power in Judaea by making himself useful to the Romans. In return for Antipater’s support, Caesar appointed him procurator of Judaea. Although Antipater was assassinated by a political rival, his son, Herod I.
