Signage Detailing History of Palace
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Authors
Sheppard, Beth M.
Issue Date
5/19/23
Type
Image
Language
Keywords
Caesarea National Park , Israel , Herod the Great , Hellenism , Roman Empire , Judea , Caesarea Maritima , Vespasian , Roman Legion , Palace , Signage
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Abstract
Description
Signage detailing the history of the Herodian palace. It reads: The Palace was erected in several stages and underwent various alterations. At the end of the Roman period, the role of the whole area changed. The Upper Palace was partitioned into private dwellings before being abandoned at the end of the Byzantine period. When both the hippodrome and the palace ceased to function, buildings were erected on their remains, including a prayer hall and a public latrine. In the Early Islamic period, the whole area of the theater was apparently turned into a ribat (a fortress erected for the purpose of the Jihad, or Holy War, surrounded by agricultural fields.