HERODIUM
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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... |
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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