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Israel, and they all kind of meet together. so if you want to take goods either east or west, jerusalem is an incredibly important place to be. >> but above all, jerusalem, of course, was part of judaea, and judaea had once been part of egypt back in the third century b.c. so cleopatra viewed the territory that herod had been given as her birth right. >> it was her job, her mission as the divinely ordained monarch of egypt to reunite and to re-annex the lost territories, which includes jerusalem. >> the problem is, is that she can't go to herod's buddy, her lover, mark antony, and ask him to g...

And you would allow them to live. you would exile them. herod the great, however, isn't your typical noble king. he's ruthless, and he's paranoid. and so when he takes the city, he begins executing all of his potential rivals, including the former hasmonean leader. >> harkanis, the hasmonean leader, is mariamne's uncle. but herod only cares about claiming his prize. >> he takes jerusalem, and he declares himself king of judea. then he sets about making himself the most successful king, not just of judaea but of the whole mediterranean. >> herod is not alone in his

And octavian says, i understand you backed the wrong horse. and herod the great, ever the shrewd politician, says something quite profound. >> he doesn't pretend he was anything other than a supporter of mark antony. >> he said as good of a friend as i was to antony, i will be an even better friend to you, octavian. >> and herod is so convincing that not only does octavian reconfirm herod as king of ju judaea, but he actually increases the size of his kingdom. >> when herod the great gets back to jerusalem, one would think that, wow, he's avoided this major disaster with