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Massacre of the Innocents

The Massacre of the Innocents is a myth recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. Wikipedia
Born: Various, presumably close to the birth of Jesus; Bethlehem, Judea
Cause of death: Infanticide
Died: c. 7–2 BC; Bethlehem, Judea (martyred by King Herod the Great)