 His son, Herod Antipas, founded the Jewish city of Tiberias in the Galilee.Judea under Roman rule was at first a client kingdom, but gradually the rule over Judea became less and less Jewish, until it became under the direct rule of Roman administration from Caesarea Maritima, which was often callous and brutal in its treatment of its Judean, Galilean, and Samaritan subjects.In this period Rabbinical Judaism, led by Hillel the Elder, began to assume popular prominence over the Temple priesthood.