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Resurrecting Herodium: A royal desert fortress awakens After 2,000 years

· By IN COOPERATION WITH DERECH ERETZ
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Imagine standing in the heart of the Judean Desert, exactly where King Herod’s legendary palace once echoed with the sounds of a vibrant empire. This week, for the first time in two millennia, the ancient fortress of Herodium truly came back to life.

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