Discover the Roman history of Pamplona on the Camino de Santiago. From the Sertorian War to Pompey the Great, explore how the "City of Pompey" began.
King-makers and king-breakers
“When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him” (Matt 2:3).
The response of Herod and Jerusalem (and potentially Rome itself) may be best appreciated in a wider geopolitical context. This is all the more significant given the reputation of the magoi as royal puppeteers in texts outside the Bible.
