Malthace
Wife of Herod the Great
About Malthace
Lived 45 BC – 4 BC (aged 40–41).
Malthace was a Samaritan woman who lived in the latter half of the 1st century BC. She was one of the wives of Herod the Great and the mother by Herod of Herod Antipas, Archelaus, and a daughter, Olympias.
She died in 4 BC at Rome, while her sons Archelaus and Antipas were disputing the will of their father before the emperor Augustus.
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Who was Malthace?
wife of Herod the Great
When was Malthace born?
Malthace was born in 45 BC in Samaria.
When did Malthace die?
Malthace died in 4 BC in Rome.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Malthace. https://biography.guide/malthace/
MLA: "Malthace." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/malthace/.
Chicago: "Malthace." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/malthace/.
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