by hadassah | Dec 3, 2015 | From Herod the Great and the Herodians to Direct Roman Rule
Herod no doubt built this great harbor to satisfy a practical need, for there was no other sheltered anchorage along the route from Alexandria, in Egypt, to the ports of Syria and Asia Minor. Herod also expected to bring in a nice profit from harbor tolls and customs...
by hadassah | Dec 3, 2015 | From Herod the Great and the Herodians to Direct Roman Rule
Since Caesarea had no rivers or springs, drinking water for the prospering Roman city was brought via a unique high-level aqueduct, originating at the nearby Shuni springs, some 7.5 km northeast of Caesarea.
by hadassah | Dec 3, 2015 | From Herod the Great and the Herodians to Direct Roman Rule
Theater built by Herod the Great in the port city Caesarea Maritima, 1st century BCE.
by hadassah | Dec 3, 2015 | From Herod the Great and the Herodians to Direct Roman Rule
A 4,000-seat theater was first excavated at Sepphoris in 1931 and has been the subject of considerable academic debate ever since. Some scholars believe that Jesus himself may have sat on the theater’s semicircular limestone benches. But Chancey and Meyers doubt that...
by hadassah | Dec 3, 2015 | From Herod the Great and the Herodians to Direct Roman Rule
The fortress of Masada was built in the year 30 BCE by King Herod, whose architectural feats have left their mark throughout the country.
by hadassah | Dec 3, 2015 | From Herod the Great and the Herodians to Direct Roman Rule
In the winters of 1963–1964 and 1964–1965, Israel’s most illustrious archaeologist, Yigael Yadin, led excavations at Herod the Great’s mountain palace-fortress of Masada, overlooking the Dead Sea.
