In this undated photo, the hilltop of Machaerus can be seen. The site used to serve as a fortress protecting Jerusalem, according to a Hungarian archaeologist (Photo courtesy of Gyozo Voros) AMMAN — ...

Archeologists working in Machaerus, in Israel, have allegedly discovered the site of Salome’s famous dance. As one of three sons, Herod Antipas inherited only Galilee and Perea from his father.

MUKAWIR — Pilgrims and visitors to the 2,000-year-old Citadel of Machaerus will be able to authentically envision the point in history when Salome danced and when St John the Baptist was beheaded, ...

An artist's view of the royal bath in Machaerus. A Hungarian archaeological mission digging in the ruins of Machaerus, a fortress built by King Herod on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea ...

Josephus said that the assassination was carried out at Machaerus, a fort near the Dead Sea in what is now part of Jordan. Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger, painted by Dutch Reneissance ...

An archaeologist claims to have uncovered a famous dancefloor in Machaerus in Jordan, the supposed location of one of the whackier tales of death in the Bible. John the Baptist is a major player ...

For five decades teams have worked to restore Machaerus, Jordan, the place where the iconic Jewish preacher was beheaded between 28AD and 36AD. According to Sputnik News, Hungarian archaeologist ...

Several major Christian sites are undergoing ambitious restoration projects in the country, which also recently inaugurated a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. Sites with Christian ...

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - his majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by HRH crown prince Hussein, on Tuesday, visited the Fortress of Machaerus, and called for developing and protecting the ...

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN — Prior to 1968, the hilltop of Machaerus, overlooking the Dead Sea near Mount Nebo was an untouched 'virgin' site, according to Hungarian archaeologist Gyozo Voros.