Herod the Great was firmly established in his reputation as a “royal villain.” His name has become a household name. He is compared to Hitler, Stalin, Ivan the Terrible... Meanwhile, the years of Herod's reign went down in the history of the Jewish people as a time of prosperity and prosperity. This book is an attempt to present a psychological portrait of the legendary king. Its author, Svetlana Blomberg, is an Israeli writer and journalist, a member of the Tel Aviv Writers' Club, and the author of numerous articles on Jewish studies published in Israeli, Russian and Estonian publications.