King Herod
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Herod's Sarcophagus
There are no inscriptions on the sarcophagi, so it would be nice if we had an inscription that says, this is herod's sarcophagus. The years after herod's death, some of the elit jewish families in jerusalem began to build their own family tombs in imitation of the mausoleum at herodium. And i do think that there were portions of the jewish population, and probably particularly among some of the alites who were in herod's circle, who would have accepted his claims as legitimate. I mean, jody, good for you to get that. Lynx to our previous po cast in there with the rock cut
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