Machaerus
Place of martyrdom
hilltop palace in Jordan
Location: 31.5669, 35.6336 · Pleiades 697700
Who is recorded here
- John the Baptist death · AD 30
What happened here
In art
About the place
Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan. The site is located 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River on the eastern side of the Dead Sea.
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