Ἡρώδειον

Herodeion, Herodeum

Translated by David Whitehead2 Aug 2005Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

A place.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἡρώδειον· τόπος.

Betacode

*(hrw/deion: to/pos.

Barrington Atlas map 70 grid G2. South of Jerusalem. Built by, and named after, Herod (eta 544). Mentioned several times by Josephus e.g. Antiquities of the Jews 16.14; Jewish War 1.265 (web address 1), 419, 673.