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Boston.com / Sports / Prep outruns BC High (654 words) |
 | BC High (2-4) was forced to punt on its next possession, and McCarthy increased the lead for St. John's with a 25-yard touchdown run. |
 | BC came out strong in the third quarter, forcing a three and out and scoring four plays later to cut the deficit to 11 points. |
 | BC threatened a few minutes later, after a Prep fumble gave BC High possession at its 30. |
| Herod the Great: 37-4 BC (514 words) |
 | In 42 BC Antony defeated Cassius and appointed Herod and his bother Phasael as tetrarchs of Judea. |
 | In 40 BC, the Parthians invaded Palestine forcing Herod to flee to Masada, Petra, and finally to Rome where Antony, Octavius, and the Senate made him King of Judea. |
 | According to Josephus, a notable Jewish historian, the most notable achievement of Herod was the building of the temple in Jerusalem, which was begun in 20/19 BC and finished in 63 AD, long after his death in 4 BC. |