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 Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 12:03 pm
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6633979.stm
An Israeli archaeologist says he has found the tomb of King Herod, the ruler of Judea while it was under Roman administration in the first century BC.
Who was this dude Herod?
Well, firstly he wasn't a dude, he was a schemeing b*****d. `¬¬`
After a search of more than 30 years, Ehud Netzer of the Hebrew University says he has located the tomb at Herodium, a site south of Jerusalem.
Herod was noted in the New Testament for his Massacre of the Innocents.
Told of Jesus' birth, Herod ordered all children under two in Bethlehem to be killed, the Gospel of Matthew said.
According to the New Testament, Jesus' father Joseph was warned of the threat in a dream and fled with his wife and child to Egypt.
A good find, then?
If the find is confirmed, this will rank as a major archaeological discovery.
Experts have always believed that Herod was buried somewhere within the palace complex he had constructed on a flattened hilltop in the Judean desert, but they had repeatedly struggled to find any evidence to back up their theories.
Herod was appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman authorities and ruled Judea from 37 BC until his death in around 4 BC.
He is known for his expansion of the Second Jewish Temple and the construction of walls around the Old City of Jerusalem.
He also built the fortress of Masada, which became the last stand of Jewish rebels in 73 AD.
If you want to read more, click the link.
DISCUSS:
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King Herod
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AnoDomini
Ehud Netzer >> Lmao
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:19 am
Wow, Herod's tomb...Now Evangelists will go and destroy it. rolleyes
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Le Aristocrat Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 12:16 pm
Le Aristocrat Wow, Herod's tomb...Now Evangelists will go and destroy it. rolleyes
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:13 pm
OooOOOoooh...I find archeaology very interesting I didn't know about that...MUSIC IS BETTER THAN ARCHEAOLOGY!!!!!! CLASSICAL MUSIC ROX! (sorry...but it's true...)
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