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Archaeologists uncover theater box at Herod's palace
Associated Press ^ | September 22, 2010 | Aisha Mohammed

Posted on 09/22/2010 11:59:58 AM PDT by decimon

JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have excavated a lavish, private theater box in a 400-seat facility at King Herod's winter palace in the Judean desert, the team's head said Tuesday.

Ehud Netzer of Jerusalem's Hebrew University said the room provides further evidence of King Herod's famed taste for extravagance.

Herod commissioned Roman artists to decorate the theater walls with elaborate paintings and plaster moldings around 15 B.C., Netzer said. Its upper portions feature paintings of windows overlooking a river and a seascape with a large sailboat.

This is the first time this painting style has been found in Israel, Netzer said.

Herod was the Jewish proxy ruler of the Holy Land under Roman occupation from 37 to 4 B.C. He is known for his extensive building throughout the area.

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To: Islander7

ANY GUM STUCK UNDER THE SEATS...??


21 posted on 09/22/2010 1:11:13 PM PDT by tatsinfla
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Now I`ve herod it all!

Well that's just Great.

22 posted on 09/22/2010 1:23:25 PM PDT by decimon
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To: bunkerhill7

You have been reported to the pun moderator.

I recommended a 1 month suspension for that one.


23 posted on 09/22/2010 1:41:46 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Slyfox

Ah yes!


24 posted on 09/22/2010 2:17:11 PM PDT by Average Al
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To: bunkerhill7; SunkenCiv

Not really. They also found an ante room outside the box where Herod did his thinking.

To gain admission you needed an Antipas


25 posted on 09/22/2010 2:24:04 PM PDT by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
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26 posted on 09/22/2010 3:34:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
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To: US Navy Vet

Herod was Idumaean or Edomite. They were related to the Israelites but often fought them. It was a tribe forcibly converted to Judaism by John Hyrcanus.


28 posted on 09/22/2010 6:20:00 PM PDT by Pelham (Deport Aunt Zeituni and her alien nephew)
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