ISTANA HERODES AGUNG

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Makam Herodes yang ditemukan di Herodium setelah 40 tahun pencarian oleh mendiang Prof. Ehud Netzer dari Hebrew University merupakan salah satu kebanggaan dalam pameran ini. Sebanyak 250 artefak digali selama 40 tahun di Herodium, istana "Raja Pembangunan" yang ada di puncak bukit gersang.

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Barang-barang kuno tersebut datang dari periode ketika Romawi menduduki Tanah Suci dan menunjuk Herodes sebagai penguasa Yudea. Herodes memerintah daerah yang kini menjadi Israel dan Tepi Barat selama lebih dari 30 tahun dan meninggal pada tahun 

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Pameran ini sepenuhnya didedikasikan untuk "Herodes yang Agung", pembangun Israel dan salah satu figur paling kontroversial sepanjang sejarah Yahudi. Rekonstruksi besar-besaran dan penemuan baru dari Kerajaan Herodes di Herodium, Yeriko, dan situs lain akan dipamerkan di sini.

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Hasil kurasi Dudi Mevorach dan Silvia Rozenberg tersebut akan menampilkan barang-barang pribadi Raja Herodes yang ada di kerajaannya, ornamen, serta makamnya sendiri. Pameran tersebut menampilkan perlengkapan yang ada di dalam "rumah" sang raja, termasuk perlengkapan mandi dan dekorasi rumahnya.

The site of Masada, showing the plateau on which it is built. At center top is the outline of the Roman camp built at the time of the siege of Masada. The palace complex is at the far end of the plateau, facing away from the camera
		A model of the palace complex built by Herod the Great
		A model of the buildings that covered the plateau at the time of Herod the Great. These included living quarters, storerooms, a synagogue, a large library, a bath complex, kitchens, etc.
				The building constraints on a site like this were immense
		The palace buildings faced out towards a spectacular view across the valley beneath
				One of the main rooms in the Palace
		View from above of the building on the middle terrace of the North Palace
				1 Upper end of the 'Snake Path' 2 Triclinium/dining room 3 Storerooms 4 Bath complex 5 Northern palace 6 Administrative buildings 7 Observation point 8 Synagogue 9 Casemate wall 10 Spot where the Roman assault ramp reached the wall 11 West entrance 12 Workshops 13 Western palace 17 Living quarters 19 Water cistern 20 South fortress
		Remains of the bathhouse at Masada. The columns supporting the floor allowed warm air to be circulated under-floor, heating the room above.
		(Left) Women's bathhouse at Pompeii, built to a design similar to the one at Masada. Bathing was a necessary part of Jewish ritual and daily life, but a bathhouse as sumptuous as this would only have been found in the palaces built by Herod the Great. (Right) This reconstruction at Masada shows the pipes installed in the wall cavity, to circulate warm air
				Judaic law forbad representation of living creatures, so the Masada wall paintings were more restrained than Roman murals
		Remains of the thermal bath at Masada, with murals still intact
				Remains of the triclinium (dining area) in the Western Palace
		Mosaics in the bath complex
		(Left) Niches for scrolls in remains of the library at Masada; (right) artist's impression of the niches as they would have been
				Close-up of the mosaic in the landing above the stairwell
		Stairwell with mosaic
		The store house complex at Masada
		Pigeon coops provided a source of fresh meat, and the pigeons were also used to carry messages
		The water supply for Masada was provided by a network of large, rock-hewn cisterns (see above). They filled during the winter with rainwater  and could be relied upon in time of siege.
		Herod built a synagogue at Masada, measuring 12.5x10.5meters (see plan above left). It had tiers of plastered benches around the walls, on which people sat as they listened to prayers, readings and discussions.
		Site of the Roman camp at Masada, showing the outline of the fosse or ditch surrounding the camp, with an inner rampart or agger built up with the excavated earth. At the time of the siege, the outer wall would have been surmounted by a palisade or vallum.  The camp would have been divided into three main areas, for the commander's quarters, for stores and workshops, and for the barracks.		The ramp built by the Romans to give them access to the rebels sheltering behind the walls of Masada. This ramp allowed the Romans to move a battering ram up to the gates of the fortress.