At base of Herodion

To manifest his power in rural areas, Herod built extensive palaces such as this, now being restored by Israeli archeologists. The Herodian family displaced the Hasmoneans in 37 BCE, as a client state of the Roman Empire

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

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Herodium (West Bank)

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Welch-Ludwig Collection

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