Herod s Palace-Fortresses

Herod's Palace-Fortresses features four amazing palace-fortresses of the despised, but brilliant King Herod the Great (37 B.C.E-4 B.C.E). Gain perspectives on Masada from Herodian decadence to desperate refugees of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome—even the frustrated Roman soldiers determined to stamp out every last trace of rebellion. Move to the reconstructions at Machaerus, where the New Testament's Salome danced for Herod's son causing John the Baptist's beheading (Matthew 14:1-12). Hyrcania perhaps hides treasure known only from the legendary Dead Sea Copper Scroll. Finally, Herodium is where Herod the Great is buried, though where is unknown, and where the great archaeologist Ehud Netzer died. This special collection of articles from Biblical Archaeology Review brings the ancient drama to the modern world.