Lajat
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The Lajat, also spelled Lejat, Lajah, el-Leja or Laja, is the largest lava field in southern Syria, spanning some 900 square kilometers. Located about 50 kilometers southeast of Damascus, the Lajat bo
The landscape of the Lajat (pictured) largely consists of gray, volcanic rock with scattered patches of arable land
The ruins of basaltic stone structures in the Lajat
Roman-era buildings in the modern town of Shahba (ancient Phillipopolis), located in the southeastern edge of Lajat
The Byzantine-era basilica of Saint George in Izra (ancient Zorava), located in the southwestern edge of the Lajat
Herodian kingdom
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The Herodian kingdom of Judea was a client state of the Roman Republic, later Roman Empire, ruled from 37 to 4 BCE by Herod the Great, who was appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate. When He
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…the region of Trachonitis, which was inhabited by nomadic marauders and cattle herders living in caves, to the authority of Herod the Great, king of Judaea. The area was not part of Herod's original kingdom in 40 BCE but was given to him by the Romans by the end of 27 BCE. To address the issue of local…
The taking of Jerusalem by Herod the Great, 37 BCE, by Jean Fouquet, late 15th century
Arthur Szyk. Visual History of Nations, Israel, New Canaan, CT