Possible Clues:

• Roman general's command accepted by a governor
• Gap pair contrived to discover Roman commander
• Roman general, an old man seizing control
• Old general with a stronghold, so to speak, on the borders of Phrygia
• Acts reported of this king, having a strong hold on father
• Roman general, one with a firm hold, some say
• Roman statesman
• Deputy of emperor Augustus
• Herod was a tenacious chap, it was reported
• Roman general has a hold on father