Herod’s Desert Fortresses, Palaces or Prisons?
Herod the Great inherited the desert fortresses which had been destroyed by the Romans when he became king of Judaea. He extended and remodelled them creating luxurious palace fortresses. They were provided with abundant water supplies and well stocked with food, but were these citadels palaces or p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 9, Pages: 397-419 |
| Further subjects: | B
Innovation
B water schemes B Architecture B fortresses |
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| Summary: | Herod the Great inherited the desert fortresses which had been destroyed by the Romans when he became king of Judaea. He extended and remodelled them creating luxurious palace fortresses. They were provided with abundant water supplies and well stocked with food, but were these citadels palaces or prisons? |
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| ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2021.09.001 |