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Threats Herod's Early Rule in Judea Faced
When Herod came to power in Judea, his rule faced two major threats. The first of these threats was Alexandra's, who was Herod's mother in law, eagerness to regain some power back for her Hasmonean family. The Hasmoneans were the dynasty in Judea who Herod had replaced to establish his own dynasty. The second threat to Herod's early reign in Judea came from the conflict that emerged between the Roman leaders Antony and Octavian. Herod supported Antony in this struggle, but Octavian would emerge the victor which jeopardized Herod's power in Judea. This Wikipedia article is missing information on the first threat Herod's early rule in Judea faced, but the second threat is mentioned in the second paragraph of the section called "Reign in Judea." Despite this mention, the level of information on this second threat is minimal, as the article does not explain why Herod got involved with this Roman conflict, why there was a conflict between Antony and Octavian, and how Herod managed to regain Octavian's trust. From this, I plan to make edits on this article that will clear up the missing information on the first threat and the minimal details on the second threat. I plan to make all of my edits under the section called "Reign in Judea." Specifically, I will be adding content into the second paragraph of this section, right after the second sentence. In order to support my edits I will be using a secondary source of literature called The Life and Times of Herod the Great, a book written by the historian Stewart Perowne that gives a detailed biography of Herod's life. The citation for this work will be included below. I plan to begin my edit by stating that just when Herod obtained leadership in Judea in 37 BCE, his reign faced two threats which he managed to overcome. After this, I will explain each threat, beginning with the first threat which was Alexandra's scheming with Cleopatra to make Antony appoint Aristobulus to the High Priesthood. In explaining this first threat, I will mention why Cleopatra could help Alexandra make Aristobolus a High Priest, who Aristobulus was, how this scheme presented a threat to Herod's power, and how Herod dealt with this threat. The information for this explanation will come from chapter 10 of The Life and Times of Herod the Great, which spans from pages 66-73. Next, I will explain the second threat which was Herod's support of Antony in the war between Octavian and Antony that ended with Octavian's victory. For this explanation, I will use information from chapters 10, 11, 12, and 14 of The Life and Times of Herod the Great, which spans from pages 66-81 and 88-94. I plan to explain why war broke out between Antony and Octavian, why Herod had to pick a side to support, and mention where, when, and how Herod convinced Octavian that he would now be loyal to him. The size of this edit will be within the range of 100-300 words. If anyone has any concerns or suggestions about this plan, please feel free to reply on this talk page or on my talk page, and I will be happy to reply. Thank you.--Diego4568 (talk) 20:25, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

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