By Samuel Rocca
During the second one century BC the dynasties of Herod and the Hasmoneans have been accountable for a huge programme of citadel improvement. Samuel Rocco examines the development, layout and historical past of those forts - starting from the traditional citadel of Masada to Herod's personal palace, the Temple Mount and the partitions that defended Jerusalem in 3 centuries of civil stife and clash with Rome.
Modern images and full-color art recreate the websites, when exciting debts of the sieges that those forts persevered and considerate research of the successes and screw ups in their protective beneficial properties illustrate their significance in early Judaean history.
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