According to Flavius Josephus, Machaerus was the place of the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist.
Location:
- Jordan, Mukāwir
- geo:31.566805,35.625317
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Class:
- Memorial or replica (contemporary)
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=55194
Annotations
Machaerus, Monument for John the Baptist
Relevant museums
Archeologisch museum van Amman
Het oude archeologische museum van Jordanië.
Nearby
Machaerus, Aqueduct
Machaerus, Aqueduct
Macheront - Machærus
The fortress Machaerus was originally built by the Hasmonean king, Alexander Jannaeus (104 BC-78 BC)but later rebuilt by Herod the Great in 30 BC.
Machairous
Machairous - Fort;