Praetorium
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The Latin term praetorium originally identified the tent of a general within a Roman castrum, and derived from the title praetor, which identified a Roman magistrate. Originally, praetor was the title
Model of the praetorium in Roman Cologne
Outer view of the supposed praetorium at Musmiye, Syria, demolished in 1890
Herod the Great
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Herod I or Herod the Great was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building projects. Among these works are the rebuilding of the Second Temple in
Praetorium
…praetorium refers to the palace of Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea. It is believed to have been in one of the residential palaces built by Herod the Great for himself in Jerusalem, which at that time was also the residence of his son, king Herod II. According to the New Testament, this is where Jesus…
Herod's Temple as depicted on the Holyland Model of Jerusalem. The expansion of the Temple was Herod's most ambitious project.
Ruins of Caesarea's harbor
Distinctive Herodian masonry at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Massacre of the Innocents, 10th century Codex Egberti. Herod on the left.