ARCHELAUS, the son of Herod the Great, was declared king of Judæa the second year after the birth of Christ. The dispute with his brother Antipas regarding the succession was referred to the decision of Augustus, who awarded to Archelaus half his father's territory. His brief reign was marked by great cruelty; as an instance of which is recorded
his putting to death 3000 persons who had been concerned in a religious outbreak. On fresh complaints exhibited against him by the Jews, Augustus banished him to Vienne in Gaul, A.D. 6, where he died.