MUKAWIR — Pilgrims and visitors to the 2,000-year-old Citadel of Machaerus will be able to authentically envision the point in history when Salome danced and when St John the Baptist was beheaded, ...

At that point in time, the entrance to the castle was on its southwest side. The castle was later completely destroyed by the Roman Legio X Fretensis under the command of Lucilius Bassus in 57 BC,” ...

In an article in Live Science, Owen Jarus reports that archaeologists believe they have figured out the location of the dance floor where John the Baptist, the preacher who predicted the coming of ...

AMMAN — Prior to 1968, the hilltop of Machaerus, overlooking the Dead Sea near Mount Nebo was an untouched 'virgin' site, according to Hungarian arch. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

Machaerus, ruins of the castle of Herod the Great and site where John the Baptist was executed (Image: GETTY) Mr Voros was appearing at the ‘Book Launch and Public Lecture Machaerus III’ event ...