Amir Aloni
Photographer/Videographer
PALACE AND FORTRESS BUILT BY KING HEROD THE GREAT
“Herodium, located south of Jerusalem and east of Bethlehem, on the edge of the Judean Desert, is one of the most fascinating antiquities sites in the country, it was built by King Herod the Great between 23 and 15 BCE, as a combined palace and powerful fortress. The complex was surrounded by a double wall 63 meters (207 feet) in diameter and seven stories high, within which Herod built a palace that included halls, courtyards and opulent bathhouses.
Earth was heaped up around the walls, which created a cone-shaped artificial mountain. At its foot, Herod built a kind of royal ‘country club,’ including a large pool, a bathhouse and a roofed pool.”
Earth was heaped up around the walls, which created a cone-shaped artificial mountain. At its foot, Herod built a kind of royal ‘country club,’ including a large pool, a bathhouse and a roofed pool.”
The God Of Abraham, Isaac, And Jacob Regarding Israel
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” ~ Genesis 12:3
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” ~ Genesis 12:3