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Reconstruction of the fortress at Herodium

 

Herodium - the Fortress

Herod the Great seems to have been two things at once: a paranoid murderer and a creative visionary. His buildings reflect this tormented personality.  Read more...

Columns from the pleasure gardens at Herodium

 

Where Herod Lived

Herodium was built in two separate areas: a circular fortress/palace on the hill and a series of pleasure gardens in the valley below, centered around a large pool.  Read more...

Fragments of a reassembled sarcophagus which may have held the corpse of Herod the Great

Herod's Tomb

When great men die it is necessary to make a fuss, and so it was when King Herod died. With some foresight  he had built a lavish tomb for himself.  Read more...

Detail of 'The Magi' by James Tissot

Bible Study Guide

The Three Kings, who travelled through land close to Herodium, brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Each of these things was significant. Read more...

Aerial photograph of Herodium

 

Herodium Resources

Herod the Great, the Jewish king famous for the Massacre of the Innocents, had a taste for theatre, new excavations of his palace complex south of Jerusalem have found.  Read more...

Ruins of the bath house and pool at Herodium

 

Herodium Photo Gallery



 

Other Online Bible Websites

Study famous and historical people, places, artwork and archaelogy of the Holy Bible online.

For more online Bible study resources and activities, visit the following websites:

www.bible-people.info - stories of the Bible's most famous men and women - Moses, Judas, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene and more

www.womeninthebible.net - all about Bible women, good and bad: Ruth, Deborah, Mary of Nazareth, Jezebel

www.bible-archaeology.info - archaeological evidence and the Bible - what can we prove?

http://www.bible-art.info/ - Bible paintings and artworks: Nativity, Resurrection, Esther, Martha and Mary

http://www.bible-topten.com/ - Top Ten heroes, bad women, ways to hell, young people, villains, murders, films

http://www.bible-architecture.info/ - more about houses, palaces, temples and fortresses

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