You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: CARMEN 
Clue: It's the capital city where "Carmen" composer Georges Bizet was born in 1838
paris

Category: POLITICS 
Clue: This New York City political boss served in the House of Representatives from 1853-55
boss tweed

Category: MASADA 
Clue: Masada is dominated by the remains of the palace of this infamous New Testament king called "the Great"

herod