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New Excavations Strengthen Identification of Herod's Grave at Herodion
[ScienceDaily] Analysis of newly revealed items found at the site of the mausoleum of King Herod at Herodion have provided Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeological researchers with further assurances that this was indeed the site of the famed ruler's 1st century BCE grave. Herod was the Roman-appointed king of Judea from 37 to 4 BCE, who was renowned for his many monumental building projects, including the reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the palace at Masada, the harbor and city of Caesarea, as well as the palatial complex at Herodion, 15 km. south of Jerusalem. The palace was the largest of its kind in the Roman world of that time and must have attracted thousands of guests, says Prof. Ehud Netzer, director of the excavations. A description of Herodion, as well as of Herod's funeral procession there, can be found in the writings of the historian Flavius Josephus.