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Title: Today in History | Tomb of Herod the Great Is Discovered (2007)
Post by: TFD on May 07, 2011, 06:05 AM
Herod the Great was the Roman-appointed king of Judaea in the first century BCE. Infamous today for his role in the Biblical account of the slaying of the infants of Bethlehem, Herod was known during his lifetime for his ambitious building projects, including fortresses, aqueducts, and theaters. The location of his tomb, described by the first-century CE Roman-Jewish historian Josephus Flavius, remained a mystery until 2007, when an Israeli archeologist found it where? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst15978_Tomb-of-Herod-the-Great-Is-Discovered--2007-.aspx)

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