HBO Rome-Blog on Legio VI website

[M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER]

Personally, I'd like to see a realistic depiction of Herod. He was one of the most remarkable of all the Hellenistic monarchs, and it's unfortunate that his reputation has come down to us mainly from the New Testament..."

Josephus has much more on Herod than NT and is by far the primary source on his character.