he was known as ''the great hordos'' for it's bravery/toughness in a battle.Killing all the Bethelehem children 2 years old and under.Matthew 2:16 "Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men."HEROD THE GREAT... for bravery & toughness in battle.