The Palaces of the Hasmoneans and Herod the Great
by Ehud Netzer
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In this volume, the reader is presented for the first time with a wide-ranging picture of the palaces erected by the Hasmoneans, followed by those of the greatest builder of ancient Palestine -- King Herod the Great (37-4BCE). We have only scant historical evidence of the Hasmonean palaces. The extensive excavations carried out by Professor Ehud Netzer in Jericho uncovered a winter palace (previously unknown) equipped with many swimming pools, bathing installations, ritual baths, and show more ornamental gardens. The palace was built next to a large royal estate where dates and persimmon -- from which perfume was extracted -- were grown. Additional remains from the Hasmonean period (second-first centuries BCE), including the desert fortresses and an anchorage for boats on the Dead Sea, are also described in detail. show lessTags
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Ehud Netzer (PhD, Hebrew University) is professor emeritus at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Palaces of the Hasmoneans and Herod the Great
- Original publication date
- 1999
- Original language
- Hebrew
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- English, German, Hebrew
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- ISBNs
- 5
