 He enjoyed the backing of Rome, but his brutality was condemned by the Sanhedrin.When yet a private man, Herod had determined to punish Hyrcanus the king, who had once summoned Herod to stand trial for murder, but was restrained from doing so by the intervention of his father and his elder brother.In 41 BCE, Herod and his brother Phasael were named as tetrarchs by the Roman leader Mark Antony.