Not Herod's Tomb after all?
Archaeological stunner: Not Herod's Tomb after all? While attention is focused on a blockbuster exhibition purporting to display the tomb of Herod the Great, two archaeologists claim there's no way the egomaniac king was interred there. By Nir Hasson | Oct. 11, 2013 | 9:13 AM A model of Herod's mausoleum on Herodium. Luxurious enough for a king? Photo by Moshe Gilad Nir Hasson RELATED TAGS Israel archaeology Copper coin of Herod the Great, with the legend "Basileus Herodon" on the obverse and a Macedonian sun-symbol on the reverse. Photo by Wikimedia Commons RELATED ARTICLES Top 10 Israeli ancient mosaic discoveries By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | May 26, 2013 | 12:36 PM | 3 In May 2007, at a dramatic press conference, archaeologist Ehud Netzer revealed that King Herod’s tomb had been discovered on the slopes of Herodium. Now two archaeologists argue that what ...