Did King Herod Claim to Be a Messiah?

While Herod the Great is portrayed as an anti-Jesus in the Gospels, archaeologists think that the ancient king claimed to be a Messiah.

Did Herod the Great Claim to Be the Messiah?

King Herod apparently claimed to have fulfilled the expectations associated with a Davidic messiah through God’s will—and thanks to the agency of the Romans.