Thesaurus
Term:
Machærus
Site of fortified village originally built by the Hasmonean king, Alexander Jannaeus ca. 90 BCE; destroyed by Pompey in 57 BCE; rebuilt by Herod the Great; in the Bible, location where John the Baptist was beheaded.
Site of fortified village originally built by the Hasmonean king, Alexander Jannaeus ca. 90 BCE; destroyed by Pompey in 57 BCE; rebuilt by Herod the Great; in the Bible, location where John the Baptist was beheaded.