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Surroundings:

Machaerus, Remains of the fortress with terraceMachaerus, Palace of Herod the Great and Herod AntipasMachaerus, LandscapeMachaerus, (Reconstructed) terrace of the palaceMachaerus, Remains of the fortress with foundation of barracksMachaerus, Palace of Herod the Great and Herod AntipasMachaerus, East slopeMachaerus, LandscapeMachaerus, (Reconstructed) terrace of the palaceMachaerus, Remains of the fortress with foundation of barracksMachaerus, Palace of Herod the Great and Herod AntipasMachaerus, AccessMachaerus, Remains of the fortress with foundation of barracksMachaerusMachaerus, Palace of Herod the Great and Herod AntipasMachaerus, ReliquaryMachaerus, AccessMachaerus, Remains of the fortress with terraceMachaerusMachaerus, Palace of Herod the Great and Herod AntipasMachaerus, Strange stoneMachaerus, AccessMachaerus, Remains of the fortress, Foundation of a buildingMachaerus, Palace of Herod the Great and Herod AntipasMachaerus, General viewMachaerus, AccessMachaerus, Remains of the wall of the fortressMachaerus, Palace of Herod the Great and Herod Antipas, CisternMachaerus, General viewMachaerus, Aqueduct

Location:

  • Jordan, Mukāwir
  • geo:31.567223,35.624168
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -100~ / 73

Class:

  • Castle
  • visible

Annotations

See:

  1. Josephus, The Wars of the Jews
  2. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible 2000, p.583
  3. Győző Vörös, Machaerus I: History, Archeology and Architecture of the Fortified Herodian Royal Palace and City Overlooking the Dead Sea in Transjordan. Final Report of the Excavations and Surveys 1807-2012, Studium biblicum Franciscanum. Collectio maior, 53, Edizioni Terra Santa, Milano 2013

Relevant museums

Archeologisch museum van Amman

Het oude archeologische museum van Jordanië.


Nearby

Machairous

Machairous - Fort;

Machaerus, Monument for John the Baptist

Machaerus, Monument for John the Baptist

Machaerus, Aqueduct

Machaerus, Aqueduct


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