c. 4 BCE,
Herod the Great is believed to have died in Jericho, c. the Spring of 4 BCE, His role in the Nativity was documented by the Gospel of Matthew, which recounts the visit of the Magi.
His death led to the end of centralized Herodian rule and the division of his kingdom among his sons, Archelaus, Antipas, and Philip, with Judea eventually falling under direct Roman control. He died after a prolonged and agonizing illness, likely caused by chronic kidney disease and severe genital gangrene (Fournier's gangrene).
