The cliff-top fortress of Masada, located in Israel near the Dead Sea, contained a series of palaces and buildings built by King Herod (74 B.C. – 4 B.C.), a ruler of Judea who was under the ...

According to historical accounts, Herod the Great was the regional king of Judea, which contained the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem.He ruled from about 37 B.C.E. until his death in 4 B.C.E ...

King Herod’s legacy as an innovative builder was established by structures such as the imposing fortress of Masada nestled in the Judaean cliffs. Photograph by Duby Tal, Albatross/Age Fotostock ...

King Herod, who lived from 74 B.C. to 4 B.C., was a vassal king for the Romans. ... He built lavish building complexes, including the famous fortress of Masada, ...

Mark rides a cable car to the top of a plateau where the ruins of the once great fortress Masada sit. Today Masada is a popular and valuable tourist attraction that provides context to one of Middle ...

Jodi Magness trudged across the barren moonscape atop Masada, pointing to where King Herod’s majestic lush gardens would have stood 2,000 years before. The topsoil, she said, would have been ...

Herod put Masada to use soon after the Romans appointed him king. Jerusalem was attacked by the Parthians, and Herod fled to Petra, but only after sending the women and children in his family to ...

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after ...

Herod the Great proved himself a skillful builder, responsible for the planning and construction of projects such as the city of Herodium; the extravagant harbor at Caesarea Maritima, on the ...

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the ...