Does Daniel 11 Describe King Herod and His Dynasty?

[Exegesis]

*DISCLAIMER* - If you believe that the phrase 'time of the end' in Daniel 11:40 is referring to the future, then this thread is not for you.

Daniel 11:40 "And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over."

This is more of a 'Preterist' perspective.

I found these sets of videos that interprets the later verses of Daniel 11 as pointing to King Herod and his dynasty. I'm going to post them here for those of you that are not convinced that it's all about Antiochus. Part 5 is where the Herod portion begins.

 

[Exegesis]

The interpretation for 'tidings from the east' caught my attention:

Daniel 11:44 "But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many."

When you think of Herod, and you think of news coming from the east, what comes to mind? This news enraged him and he went and destroyed many.

Who can tell me what the news from the east was, and who told him said news?