Chapter LX: Section CXVII: The Rise of the Herodian House. GENERAL QUESTIONS

1. Describe the repeated rebellions against Rome that were instigated and led by Aristobulus and his sons. 2. The reasons why the Jews rallied about their standard. 3. Antipater's character and policy. 4. Herod's career as governor of Galilee. 5. The Parthian conquest and the temporary restoration of the Maccabean rule. 6. The immediate effect upon Herod and his family. 7. Reasons why he was appointed king of the Jews by Antony and Octavian.

SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL RESEARCH: 1. The fortresses of Alexandrium and Macherus. Smith, _Hist. Geog. of the Holy Land_, 352-3, 569-71; Kent, _Bib. Geog. and Hist._, 229, 244-5; Schurer, _H.J.P._, I, i, 250-1. 2. The history of Rome from 60 to 40 B.C. Botsford, _Hist. of Rome_, 183-97; Fowler, _Julius Caesar_; Mahaffy, _Gk. World under Roman Sway_, ch. IV. 3. The Parthians. Hastings, _D.B._, III, 680-1.