to the province, and they had worked with honor. Appius was hopeful that his work would materialize soon and that it would be important. JUDEA Judea was an imperial province that enjoyed its own local rule under Rome until Herod the Great’s sons failed to carry on their father’s legacy of good (though severe) management and fealty to the empire. Two sons successfully ruled the north of the country (Herod Antipas, Herod Philip), but another named Archelaus failed miserably in the south. In A.D. 6
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