The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/herodium/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Herodium | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/herodium/ 32 32 Inscription found in Alexandrium fortress could shed new light on Jewish Revolt https://www.timesofisrael.com/inscription-found-in-alexandrium-fortress-could-shed-new-light-on-jewish-revolt/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:09:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3479012 Israeli researchers decipher an ostracon in a grand 1st-century structure in the Jordan Valley that could prove Jewish rebels used the site in their fight against Rome

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]]> Israel appropriates 42 acres in West Bank’s Etzion Bloc, declaring it state land https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-appropriates-42-acres-in-west-banks-etzion-bloc-declaring-it-state-land/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:41:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3258718 Gush Etzion mayor hails move that will allow tourism development at Herodium site; Smotrich orders demolition of three illegal Palestinian buildings over terror shooting

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]]> Alabaster for Herod the Great’s lavish bathtubs traced to quarry in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/source-of-alabaster-for-herod-the-greats-lavish-bathtubs-comes-out-in-the-wash/ Tue, 17 May 2022 13:48:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2764403 Daughter-father scientific study rules out Egyptian quarries and shows ancient Holy Land industry was potentially much more developed than previously thought

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]]> New parts of Herod’s palace unveiled, including 300-seat personal theater https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-parts-of-herods-palace-unveiled-including-300-seat-personal-theater/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 08:56:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2446022 Judean king's arched stairway, foyer exposed at Herodium, along with majestic room in which he hosted Marcus Agrippa, the second-in-command to Caesar Augustus, in 15 BCE

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]]> Herod’s mountain hideaway https://www.timesofisrael.com/herods-mountain-hideaway/ Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:25:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=646788 At Herodian National Park, visitors can enter the labyrinth where this wild king built a summer palace to commemorate a battle he would never forget

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]]> Herodian dreams https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/herods-monumental-jewish-matter/ Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:54:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=367780 Does the Israel Museum's colossal exhibit reflect a longing for the Jerusalem Temple?

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]]> Herod gets his 15 minutes https://www.timesofisrael.com/herod-gets-his-15-minutes/ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:24:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=359014 A behind-the-scenes look at the Israel Museum's massive exhibit, opening Tuesday evening, on the hated Roman monarch who ruled Judea on behalf of Rome

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]]> Israel to reconstruct King Herod’s tomb https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-reconstruct-king-herods-tomb/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:40:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=343252 Herodium, site of the biblical monarch's monumental palace and tomb, will be rebuilt outside Bethlehem at a cost of $50,000

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