Cite this place Vörös, G. (2026). "Macchaerus." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed June 18, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/f299b25320/

Macchaerus

Contributor: Keith Jenkins
Published: 2026-05-16
Last modified: 2026-06-08

Josephus describes the citadel of Machaerus in detail (JB VII, 6) as the location where John the Baptist was imprisoned and executed by Herod Antipas. The German explorer, Ulrich Jasper Seetzen located it for publication in 1807. The site lies east of the Dead Sea in Transjordan. Excavations were conducted by Vardaman in June 1968, by Corbo and Piccirillo in 1978-1981 and 1992-1993. In 2008, the Hungarian Academy of Arts resumed work.

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1 garden article in Macchaerus has been published:
Judaea / Macchaerus

Machaerus Southern Courtyard

During the architectural survey in 2010, the team excavated a 4 x 2m trench to the west of the storerooms and east of the bath quarter. Working to a depth of 2m, the ...