Hordos (Hebrew: הוֹרְדוֹס, hoɾðos; Greek: ἡρῴdης, eˈroˑdes; trad. English: Herod), also known as Herod I or Herod the Great, was a Roman client-king of Judaea (c. 74 BC - c. 4 BC in Jerusalem). The details of his biography can best be gleaned from the works of the 1st century AD Jewish historiographer Josephus. To the majority of non-specialist Christians, Herod is best known from the Gospel according to Matthew. In chapter 2 of the gospel, an account is given of the events of and leading up to what has subsequently become known to Christians as the Massacre of the Innocents.