TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Category: HISTORY 
Clue: This "Great" king who died in 4 B.C. married Mariamne, the last princess of the Maccabees' line

SOLUTION: herod the great

PROBLEM: Category: THEY EAT THAT? 
Clue: A food stand by London's Petticoat Lane is called, & serves, "Jellied" this elongated fish

SOLUTION: eel

PROBLEM: Category: POETS 
Clue: He was professor of anatomy at Harvard Medical School when he wrote "The Chambered Nautilus"

SOLUTION:
oliver wendell holmes