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Herodium

The Herodeion (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώδειον), in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis (Arabic: جبل فريديس, lit. '"Mountain of the Little Paradise"') is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. The complex stands atop a hill in the Judaean Desert…

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Location
West Bank, Palestine
Abandoned
71 CE and 134/5 CE
Archaeologists
Virgilio Canio Corbo, Stanislao Loffreda, Ehud Netzer, Roi Porat
Built
22–15 BCE
Built by
Herod the Great
Height
758 m (2,487 ft)

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related to Legal aspects · 31
Herodium → According, Area, Few, Herod, Herod's, In, In February, Israel, Israel Museum, Israeli, Israelis, James, Jericho, Jordanian Temporary Law, Morag Kersel, One Israeli, Oslo Accords, Oslo II Accord, Palestinian, Palestinians
related to Great Jewish Revolt · 22
Herodium → After, At, By, CE, During, Eleazar, First Jewish, Giora, He, Herod's, In, Jerusalem, Jewish, Josephus, Machaerus, Masada, Roman, Roman War, Sextus Lucilius Bassus, Simon
related to Etymology · 20
Herodium → Arabic, BCE, Biblical Researches, Crusaders, Edward Robinson, Firdous, Frank Mountain, Franks, Fureidis, Great, Herod, In, It, Jabal, Josephus, King Herod, Little Paradise, Mountain, Palestine, Palestinian
related to Pilate ring · 15
Herodium → Although, Archaeologist Roi Porat, At, Gideon Foerster, Greek, Herod's, In, It, Pilate, Pilate's, Pilates, Pontius Pilate, Roman, The, While
related to Bar Kokhba revolt · 13
Herodium → Archaeological, As, At, Bar Kokhba, Bar Kokhba's, El Matzia, Galgula, Inside, Judea, Kokhba, Simon, The, Yeshua
related to Construction · 13
Herodium → According, Antigonus, BCE, Herod, Herodion, In, Jews, Josephus, Masada, On, Parthian, Roman Jewish, Syria
related to External links · 11
Herodium → An, Ehud Netzer, Franks, Herodion, Jacqueline Schaalje, Maps, Mount, Paradise, Photos, The Herodium, The Levantine Ceramics Project
related to Herod's hilltop palace · 9
Herodium → BCE, Great, Great Revolt, Herod, Herod's Palace, Once Herod, Roman, The, The Jews
related to Upper Herodium · 5
Herodium → Jerusalem, Stanislao Loffreda, Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, The, Virgilio Canio Corbo
Abandoned · 1
Herodium → 71 CE and 134/5 CE

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HerodiumAbandoned71 CE and 134/5 CE1.00infobox
HerodiumArchaeologistsVirgilio Canio Corbo, Stanislao Loffreda, Ehud Netzer, Roi Porat1.00infobox
HerodiumBuilt22–15 BCE1.00infobox
HerodiumBuilt byHerod the Great1.00infobox
HerodiumHeight758 m (2,487 ft)1.00infobox
HerodiumLocationWest Bank, Palestine1.00infobox
HerodiumManagementIsrael Nature and Parks Authority1.00infobox
HerodiumPeriodsSecond Temple period, Roman period1.00infobox
HerodiumRegionBethlehem Governorate1.00infobox
HerodiumTypeFortification1.00infobox
Israelinstance ofsites in the Palestinian territories go beyond what is permitted to an occupying power0.80text
Herodiumrelated to Bar Kokhba revoltAt0.60section

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