On Herod: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste herodes proselitus, rex constitutus judee ab antonio et augusto per sosium , quarto anno post in regnum introductus , de quatuor uxoribus suis hos habuit filios, qui hic notantur; qui, uxore mariamne occisa, innocentibus quoque trucidatis, filiis quoque suis antipatro , alexandro , aristobolo interfectis, tandem miserabiliter moriens , archelaum substituit.

This Herod, a convert, was made king of Judea by Antony and Augustus through Sosius. Four years after the start of his reign, he had these sons by his four wives (noted here). He murdered his wife Mariam, slaughtered the innocents, and killed his sons Antipater, Alexander, and Aristobolus. Finally, dying miserably, he appointed Archelaus as his successor.

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Image excerpts from the manuscripts (as grouped by main graph versions) are the result of tool-based image annotation (via Cadmus) or manual extraction. For each manuscript version only these visually annotated manuscripts are listed here. For the grouping of all manuscripts we provide a separate list (Manuscript groups). Transcriptions are semi-diplomatic following project specific rules.

Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Iste herodes proselitus rex constitutus iudee ab an
thonio et augusto. per sosium .iiijto. anno post in
regnum introductus. de iiiior uxoribus suis hos habuit
filios qui hic notantur. Qui uxore mariamne oc
cisa. innocentibus quoque trucidatis. filijs quoque suis
antipatro. Alexandro. aristobolo interfectis. tan
dem miserabiliter moriens archelaum substituit.

Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste herodes proselitus rex constitutus iudee ab antiocho et augusto per sosium iiiito
anno post in regnum introductus de iiiior uxoribus suis habuit hos filios qui hic no
tantur. Qui uxore mariagne occisa innocentibus quo que trucidatis filiis quo que
antipatro. Alexandro. aristobolo interfectis. tandem miserabiliter mor
tuus archelaum substituit.

Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Hs. 490 (Schiffmann 26) (Lz1)

Manuscript group AT2

Köln, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, W 247 (Kö)

Manuscript group BE1

Klosterneuburg, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, Cod. 696 (K)

Manuscript group FR1

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Iste herodes proselitus. rex constitus iudee ab antonio
et augusto. per sosium .iiijto. anno in regnum introductus. de
quatuor uxoribus suis sex habuit filios. qui in sequenti
pagina notantur. Qui uxore marianne occisa. innocen
tibus quoque trucidatis. filiis quo que suis. antipatro. alexandro.
aristobolo. interfectis. tamdem miserabiliter moriens. ar
chelaum sibi sustituit.

Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod. Sal. IX, 40 (H)

Manuscript group GB3

Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.5 (C)

Manuscript group GB6

Iste herodes proselitus rex constitutus iudee ab antonio et augusto
per sosium .iiii. anno post introductus in regnum
de .iiii. uxoribus suis hos habuit filios. qui hic
notantur. Qui uxore mariamne occisa! innocen
tibus quo que trucidatis filiis quo que suis antipatro. Alexandro.
aristobolo interfectis! tandem miserabiliter
moriens! archelaum
substituit.

Version 2

Cleveland, Museum of Art, 1973.5 (Cl)

Admont, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 128 (Ad)

Manuscript group AT3

Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 15.11 (F1)

Manuscript group FR3

Version 3

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 83 (C3)

Manuscript group GB2

Version 4

Frankfurt am Main, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. germ. quart 13 (Fm)

Manuscript group CH1

Citation recommendation

On Herod: Text and Manuscripts. In: Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae: a research platform and edition, ed. by Andrea Worm, et al., Graz: 2026. https://gams.uni-graz.at/query:chigc.thirdlayer?params=$1|t-herodes1.

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Data modeling, data curation and web design: Jakob Sonnberger
Project principal investigators: Andrea Worm, Roman Bleier and Patrick Sahle
Mercator Fellows: Laura Cleaver and Franz Fischer