They have found the tomb of King Herod! This would be the Herod that was king during the time of Jesus birth in Bethlehem. It was found at Herodium, a palace he had constructed outside of Jerusalem.
At Herodium, Herod built one of the largest monarchical complexes in the Roman Empire, which served as a residential palace, a sanctuary, an administrative center and a mausoleum. Herod first built an artificial cone-shaped hill that could be seen from Jerusalem, on which he constructed a fortified palace surrounded by watchtowers that he used solely in wartime.
Anyway, interesting find.
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