Palace
Herod's Winter Palace
HAIR-udz WIN-ter PAL-iss · Modern Tulul Abu el-Alayiq, near Jericho, West Bank · 31.8537° N, 35.4337° E
Tulul Abu el-Alayiq, on the banks of Wadi Qelt southwest of modern Jericho, was the site of the Hasmonean and Herodian winter palace complex, expanded by Herod the Great into a lavish Roman-style royal resort. Josephus records that Herod fell fatally ill and died near Jericho in 4 BC, likely at this palace.
Archaeology
Extensive excavations led by Ehud Netzer beginning in 1973 identified a sequence of Hasmonean and Herodian structures, including Herod's First, Second, and Third Palaces, revealing opulent Roman-influenced architecture, bathhouses, a sunken garden, and a large pool complex spanning both banks of the wadi. Some interpretive details, such as precise room functions and construction phasing, remain debated among specialists.
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