Machaerus Herod

Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, now in ruins, located in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan, 25 km southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River on the eastern side of the Dead Sea.
  • Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan
  • Region: Perea
  • Builder: Alexander Jannaeus
  • Founded: c. 90 BCE
  • Abandoned: c. 72 CE
  • Periods: Hellenistic to Roman period
  • Cultures: Hasmonean, Herodian

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