Aretas IV and Juba II are also aliases of Caesar Ptolemy XV Herod

http://www.formerthings.com/king_aretas.htm

Dendera Temple Part One - Dendera, Egypt

Dendera Egypt monument of Caesar Ptolemy Herod

http://www.mmdtkw.org/RomeShak315-DenderaCaesarion.jpg

verse chapter of Caesarion in The Creation Myth

http://www.examiner.com/native-american-shamanism-in-phoenix/the-creation-myth-3?render=print

Petra fell into the mists of legend. Jordan

These are 2 of the best histories substantiating Herod as the Messiah

http://www.revelation-resources.com/2007/12/30/millar-roman-near-east/

http://www.bookbyte.com/1/1/105668-roman-arabia-by-bowersock.html

standard Herod bio, but a little more sympathetic than usual

http://www.centuryone.com/3164-1.html

http://www.jstor.org/pss/1454684