Herod

Arch of ancient Roman aqueduct collapses overnight in Caesarea

The Antiquities Authority said it had warned local authorities the arch was in danger of collapsing.

AUGUST 18, 2023|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A section of the aqueduct in Caesarea which collapsed overnight.

Bathhouse from the time of King Herod, built on the remnants of the Hashmonaim palace.

West Bank's Maccabee palaces must be Israeli national park, settlers say

The remnants of the palaces, with their ritual baths and the ancient Hashmonaim synagogue, which King Herod converted into his winter palace, are located in Area C of the West Bank.

DECEMBER 18, 2022|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

King Herod the Great bathed in locally made calcite-alabaster bathtubs

Though most high-quality calcite-alabaster items here were thought to be made in Egypt, a new multidisciplinary Israeli study shows otherwise.

MAY 17, 2022|ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY

Stargazing and looking for meteor showers in the Arava, Israel

Israel is about to see some meteor showers - here's where

Take advantage of the times and go watch a meteor shower. The Jerusalem Post Magazine offers a list of the best locations to camp out and see it.

JULY 29, 2021|ByMEITAL SHARABI

Back to the future – from the first to the 21st century

The cauldron of anger and dissatisfaction mixed with messianic hope was beginning to boil; soon it would erupt in serious outbreaks of violence throughout the land.

JULY 29, 2020

ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Heinrich Bünting – "Travel Book through Holy Scripture" – Helmstadt, 1582 – A Sketch of the Temple

Masada and its scrolls

Masada was first built as a fortress by a Hasmonean priest Jonathan, either the brother of Judah the Maccabee (152–143 BCE) or Alexander Janneus (103–76 BCE).

DECEMBER 10, 2019

ByLAWRENCE SCHIFFMAN