Herod the Great proved himself a skillful builder, responsible for the planning and construction of projects such as the city of Herodium; the extravagant harbor at Caesarea Maritima, on the ...

Despite being accused of murdering his own wife, children and countless other innocents, King Herod is still known as 'the ...

Yet, it was intact enough to convey the majesty of the erstwhile harbour city of Caesarea, built more than 2,000 years ago, on the Israeli coast. Built by Herod the Great between 22 and 10 BC ...

But then a financial savior appeared, in the unlikely form of Herod the Great, King of Judea ... was finishing up his other building project, Caesarea Maritima, a new city built from the ground ...

Martin Goodman gives a balanced portrait in a recent book, “Herod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman ... were named after the emperor, notably Caesarea. The king also established temples for ...

Thus, here we have, at Caesarea Maritima, a Roman Governor building a temple in honor of the Roman Emperor. Tell me a little bit about Herod the Great as a person. I mean, he was a man of enormous ...

‘Great’ but severe Herod the Great proved himself a skillful builder, responsible for the planning and construction of projects such as the city of Herodium; the extravagant harbor at Caesarea ...