Herodium
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Herodium is an ancient fortress-palace and desert stronghold built by King Herod the Great near Bethlehem, notable for its distinctive conical artificial hill and archaeological remains.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herodium region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient fortress-palace
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ desert stronghold ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | major site for study of Herodian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Bar Kokhba revolt
Herod the Great ⓘ Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ |
| builderTitle |
King of the Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Judea
|
| builtBy | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | Herodian period ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| contains |
Roman-style bath complex
ⓘ
colonnaded courtyard ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ synagogue from Great Revolt period ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| elevation | about 758 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Ehud Netzer ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bathhouse
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ conical artificial hill ⓘ fortified palace complex ⓘ large pool ⓘ lower palace ⓘ mausoleum remains ⓘ theater ⓘ tunnels ⓘ upper fortress ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national park ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Judean Desert ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bethlehem ⓘ |
| managedBy | Israel Nature and Parks Authority ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery | possible tomb of Herod the Great ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
Judean Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Dead Sea region
Judean Desert ⓘ |
| period |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| region | West Bank ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorUse |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ late 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
burial site of Herod the Great ⓘ palatial retreat ⓘ royal fortress ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Herodium region