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King Herod

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    (73 BC-4 BC)
    Appointed by the Second Triumverate as the pro-Roman king of Judea (40 BC)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a puppet of the Roman Empire, being installed by the Roman Senate with the help of Marc Antony.
    He married a woman to strengthen his connection to the throne, and then had her executed, along with her mother and grandfather.
    He spent the first few years of his reign purging potential enemies and families of royal Jewish blood.
    When he found out his friend Marc Antony had been defeated by Octavian, he fled to Rhodes in fear he would be removed, but not only was his kingdom confirmed, but Octavian gave him additional territory.
    He married ten times.
    He ordered 14,000 baby Jewish boys killed in an attempt to destroy the infant Jesus.
    His last joy was given to him by a letter from Rome giving him the authority to kill his son.
    He ordered that all the principle men of Judea be locked into the hippodrome at Jericho and slaughtered as soon as he passed away, so that his death would not be without tears (although they ignored this order).
    In many ways, he was like a biblical Josef Stalin.
    Nobody knows what killed him, but he spent the last few years of his reign executing people who he thought had poisoned him.
    He suffered from a bizarre series of afflictions including a decaying stomach, putrid breath, chronic diarrhea and gangrene of the genitals.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became the ruler of Judea even though he wasn't of Jewish bloodline, and despite many citizens of Judea feeling he was 'racially inferior.'
    He built many temples and structures in Judea which had never been seen before, based upon Roman architecture.
    He began the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple (20 BC).
    He was, at the very least, equally barbaric towards everyone, even his own family.
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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 53 Votes: 43.40% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 283 Votes: 73.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 42 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 77 Votes: 50.65% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 80 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 80.95% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 709 Votes: 84.63% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 63 Votes: 69.84% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 90 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 150 Votes: 78.67% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 407 Votes: 78.62% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 154 Votes: 73.38% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 298 Votes: 69.80% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 376 Votes: 69.95% Annoying