Herod's ornate palace stood on the top of Masada.
Herod's palace stood at the top of Masada and provided a spectacular view.
King Herod was known for his extravagant living. This hot bath was part of King Herod's palace on Masada.
Masada Top The top of the mountain fortress provided a fairly large area for construction of the living area of the fortress.
The slopes of Masada were too steep for the Roman army to scale with their siege equipment so they had slaves work for months to construct this rocky ramp up the side of the mountain fortress.
This is a view of the Roman military camp as seen from the mountain fortress of Masada.
Photo of Masada.
The valley in the distance is the valley of megido described as the place of Armageddon in the book of Revelation. Scripture: Revelation 16