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Herod the Great in 10 Minutes
Unpack the life of history's most polarizing builder in our episode on Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of Judea who ruled from 37 to 4 BCE. In this installment, we explore the dual nature of a man who was simultaneously a visionary architect and a paranoid tyrant. We'll dive into his breathtaking engineering feats—from the mountaintop fortress of Masada and the deep-water port of Caesarea to the awe-inspiring expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, a project so grand it was said that "he who has not seen Herod's Temple has never seen a beautiful building." We'll also confront…
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