History
Ruler of historic kingdoms and client states:
- Kingdom of Israel (c.1050 – 722 BCE)
- Kingdom of Judah (c.931 – 586 BCE)
- Hasmonean dynasty (140 – 37 BCE)
- Herodian Dynasty (37 BCE – 92 CE)
Others:
- Mocking epithet applied to Peter of Castile (1334–1369) by Henry of Trastamara
- In the antisemitic forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the future figurehead envisaged by the Elders.
Read more about this topic: King Of The Jews
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!”
—Camille Paglia (b. 1947)
“There is a constant in the average American imagination and taste, for which the past must be preserved and celebrated in full-scale authentic copy; a philosophy of immortality as duplication. It dominates the relation with the self, with the past, not infrequently with the present, always with History and, even, with the European tradition.”
—Umberto Eco (b. 1932)
“It’s a very delicate surgical operation—to cut out the heart without killing the patient. The history of our country, however, is a very tough old patient, and we’ll do the best we can.”
—Dudley Nichols, U.S. screenwriter. Jean Renoir. Sorel (Philip Merivale)