The period of Tetrarch Herod Antipas’ reign according to archaeological data

The report presents a number of the topic’s propositions in modern European historiography. It considers the main data of the written sources (Josephus Flavius, the canonical Gospels, and others) about the period of Tetrarch Herod Antipas’ rule, his relationship with the Roman authorities and his internal religious policy. The conclusion is drawn about the tetrarch’s rule according to the results of the systematic studies of Galilee in recent years: his urban development policy in Galilee was carried out not at the expense of the economic exploitation of rural Galilee, on the contrary, the urbanization could lead to the economic benefit and development of these areas. As a consequence, one can speak of the lack of any archaeological arguments for the existence of tensions in the social situation of Galilee at Antipas’ time (during Jesus Christ’s public ministry), which, according to some exegetes, could determine the moral content of Christ’s preaching.