Herodium

Other Name: Herodis, Herodeion, Herodion, Jabal al-Fureidis

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Early Roman

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Virgilio Corbo (1962-1967), Ehud Netzer, Roi Porat, Yakov Kalman and Rachel Chachy (2007-2008)

Main Finds: Columns and benches

Site Condition: National Park. Entrance fee.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Porat, R. and Kalmen, Y. "For the Time of the Establishment and Activity of the Synagogue at Herodium" in Work of Wisdom: Studies in Honor of Professor Bezalel Bar-Kochva. ed. S. E. Binder, E. Ratzon and Y. Shivtiel, Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv University, 2021: 389-422, (Hebrew).
Porat, R. , Kalman, Y. and Chachy, R. "The Camp that site at Herodis.": Mount Herodium as a Guerilla-Warfare Center during the Bar-Kokhba Revolt" New Research on the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Surroundings 9, 2015: 280-281, (Hebrew).
Foerster, G. "The synagogues at Masada and Herodion" Journal of Jewish Art 03-04, 1977: 06-11.
Foerster, G. "The Synagogues at Masada and Herodium" in Ancient Synagogues Revealed. ed. L.I. Levine, Jerusalem, 1981: 24-29.

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 22 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/herodium/

Photos:

Photos

General view - Gilead Peli all rights reserved © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Aerial view, courtesy of Abraham Graicer all rights reserved to Abraham Graicer © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links

Herodium Excavation Website

Herodium Park - Israel Nature and Parks Authority

Herodium Map - Israel Antiquities Authority Survey