  herod agrippa, also known as herod or agrippa i (11 bc&nbsp;â 44 ad), was a judean monarch during the 1st century ad. the grandson of herod the great and son of aristobulus iv and berenice, he was born marcus julius agrippa, so named in honour of roman statesman marcus vipsanius agrippa. he is the king named herod in the acts of the apostles, in the bible, "herod (agrippa)" (). he was, according to josephus, known in his time as "agrippa the great".josephus, antiquitates judaicae xvii. 2. Â§ 2 christian and jewish historiography take different views of this king, with the christians largely opposing agrippa and the jews largely favoring agrippa. agrippa's territory comprised most of israel, including judea, galilee, batanaea and perea. from galilee his territory extended east to trachonitis. ==life== ===rome=== 285px|thumb|right|coin minted by herod agrippa. josephus informs us that, after the murder of his father, young agrippa was sent by herod the great to the imperial court in rome. there, tiberius conceived a great affection for him, and had him educated alongside his son drusus, who also befriended him, and future emperor claudius. on the death of drusus, agrippa, who had been recklessly extravagant and was deeply in debt, was obliged to leave rome, fleeing to the fortress of malatha in idumaea. there, it was said, he contemplated suicide.josephus, antiquitates judaicae xviii. 7. Â§ 2 after a brief seclusion, through the mediation of his wife cypros and his sister herodias, agrippa was given a sum of money by his brother-in-law and uncle, herodias' husband, 
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