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Outside his palace, from inside his palace, from inside and outside. and some were real and some were imaginable. herod becomes convinced that they're fighting against them. it's the great ironny of herod's marriage to his wife, although it's really good for his legitimacy as king. he also -- it also gives his sons reason to think that maybe they should be king instead of him. herod, they are actually out to kill him and in response he executes them. >> herod tracks down 300 of their supporters and executes them, too.

We reassembled it together in the laboratories of the israel museum. you can still see very vividly the places that it was hammered and smashed into pieces. you can see the strokes of the hammer if you look carefully on the pieces joined together. somebody smashed it into pieces with a lot of emotion. it was not just to break it to see what's the treasure that is hidden inside. it is much more than that. >> for some the violence with which the sarcophagus was smashed seems to confirm it was herod's find resting place. in the decades after herod died he became identified in popular myth and leg...

>> go to bethlehem and search for the child. >>ccording to the gospel of matthew, the jealous and paranoia king sends them to find the newborn messiah. >> he tries to get them to tell them where he is so that he might kill him because he's threatened by the birth of jesus. >> they reach bethlehem some time after jesus' birth. >> they were probably overwhelmed when they first set eyes on jesus. they were also wondering, who is this child going to be. what is he going to do. what did the future hold for jesus. . >> the fact that he brought gifts fit for a king, gold, franken scents. franken scen...

Jealous of a little tiny baby. >> there were very real threats against herod's life. it's not so surprising that your life is at danger. >> he's trying to be clever and not reveal too much about a ruler figure. >> go to bethlehem when you have found him, bring me words that i may also go. >> he says that he wants to

Really, support herod, really like him. >> he wanted to be like alexander the great or the great kings of the past. he had this vast building program set up to demonstrate his power and authority. >> herod builds vast theaters and mountain forts. and in 23 bc, herod begins expanding. >> he tries to get with himself by renovating the jewish temple and he does succeed in making it into the one of the most beautiful buildings in the ancient world. >> today, herod's temple is gone, but part of the platform on which it once stood remains, the western wall is still one of the holyiest sites in judea...