Josephus (Antiquitates Judaicae XVIII 5, 2) locates the place of John the Baptist's confinement and execution at Machaerus. The fact of John's imprisonment is attested by all the Gospels, and their ...

Machaerus was the only royal palace that Antipas inherited from King Herod and was a symbol of his Herodian legacy and the perfect place for his birthday party, Voros said. “However, after a short ...

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, ...

Archeologists working in Machaerus, in Israel, have allegedly discovered the site of Salome’s famous dance that cost John the Baptist his head. Candida Moss Published Jan. 10 2021 5:01AM EST ...

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Known as Machaerus in ancient times, the palace features several fortifications marking it as one of the largest pre-crusades structures in the region. Although the initial infrastructure dates back ...

Machaerus was destroyed by Pompey’s general Gabinius in 57 BCE, and later rebuilt by Herod in 30 BCE as a military base. Herod’s son, Herod Antipas, inherited the fortress (and the kingdom) in ...

Josephus said that the assassination was carried out at Machaerus, a fort near the Dead Sea in modern-day Jordan. Herod Antipas wanted to curb the influence of John the Baptist and had him killed ...

Vörös, who is director of Machaerus Excavations and Surveys at the Dead Sea, reconstructed a courtyard around Herod's throne and posits an apsidal-shaped niche was part of the king's throne.

The Sword and John the Baptist Machaerus (meaning sword in Greek) was built by Hasmonean Alexander Jannaeus in ca. 90 BC, and it was destroyed by Gabinius in 57 BC, the scholar explained.