The Hasmonean and Herodian royal winter palaces, located at Tulul Abu el-‘Alayiq near the entrance of Wadi Qelt, represent a remarkable archaeological complex from the Second Temple period. Situated in...
The Herodian Kingdom, ruled by Herod the Great from 37 to 4 BCE, was a client state of the Roman Republic. Herod, designated “King of the Jews” by the Roman...
The Hasmonean dynasty (c. 140 BCE to 37 BCE) emerged during the Hellenistic period of Judea’s Second Temple era. It evolved from semi-autonomous rule under the Seleucid Empire into an...
Herod Archelaus, born in 23 BCE and ruling from 4 BCE to 6 CE, was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea. He was the son of Herod the Great...
Alexander Jannaeus was the second king of the Hasmonean dynasty, ruling Judaea from 103 to 76 BCE. His reign marked a transformative yet conflict-ridden era in Jewish history. A son...
