Galerie: Die wahre Geschichte über die Entdeckung des „Hauses der Apostel Jesu"

Much of Herod the Great's success as a leader is tied to his conciliatory relations with the...
Foto von James L. Stanfield
The breathtaking citadel at Masada sits on the flanks and summit of a towering mesa on the western...
Foto von James L. Stanfield
The Judaean port of Caesarea on Israel's Mediterranean coast had no reliable source of fresh water...
Foto von Ira Block
To encourage trade through Judaea, King Herod built a deepwater harbor on the open sea at Caesarea....
Foto von Mark S. Little
Crowds gather at nightfall at the Western Wall, all that remains of King Herod's most significant...
Foto von Richard Nowitz
The prayers of Jews who come to the Western Wall in Old Jerusalem include hopes that King Herod's...
Foto von Annie Griffiths
Herod the Great's port city of Caesarea was an architectural marvel built to honor Rome's first...
Foto von Bill Curtsinger
An aerial view shows an ancient fortified palace atop a man-made hill in the Judaean Desert near...
Foto von Jodi Cobb
The tomb of Herod the Great, fabled King of Judaea, was discovered by a Hebrew University...
Foto von <p> David Silverman/Getty Images</p>