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Library of Congress, lc-dig-ppmsca-02706/www.lifeintheholyland.com

A RIGHT ROYAL TOMB. Seemingly ageless, the Tomb of the Kings—really the tomb of Queen Helena of Adiabene—looks nearly the same today as it did in this photograph from about 1900. Although partially in ruins, its ornate façade hints at the splendor of the tomb in the first century C.E. when it was constructed.