King of Judea. Idumeu, with no Jewish blood in his veins. Submissive to Rome, obeys Caesar’s orders to remain in power. He orders the Temple to be built in Jerusalem, seeking to gain the confidence of the Jews. He had many women and several children. A cruel, insensitive man. He suffers from a disease that causes pustules on his body. With moments of fury, he is always suspecting of conspiracies and betrayals, fearing he will be murdered. In one of his paranoid delusions, he orders his beloved Marian wife to be killed. He also orders the death of some children. He will promote the killing of children up to two years old when the Wizards of the East tell them about the birth of the Messiah.