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July 20, 2016

Mansions of the Ancient Jerusalem Aristocracy

Herodian-era luxury.

Archaeologists working at Mount Zion have discovered what appears to be an upper-class neighborhood from the Jerusalem of 2,000 years ago, located at what was then the center of the city near King Herod’s palace and the home of the high priest Caiaphas. Philippe Bohstrom writes:

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