Netzer,Ehud. — Greater Herodium.

[Jerusalem], Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1981. 147 pp. 139 b./w. text ills & 13 plts with b./w. line drawings. Orig. hardcover (boards). 8vo. (Quedem. Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology, 13).This book by Israeli architect and archaeologist Ehud Netzer is a scholarly account of the excavations and architectural analyses of the Herodium complex, a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. The complex stands atop a hill in the Judaean Desert, approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Jerusalem and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Bethlehem. The author uses the term Greater Herodium to indicate that the research is not limited to just the well-known, conical mountain fortress (Upper Herodium), but rather emphasizes the extensive complex at the foot of the hill (Lower Herodium). It describes the finds from the excavations in Lower Herodium (1972-1978), including the large pool complex, the large palace garden, monumental buildings, and the northern wing. - Text in English.