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COURTESY OF THE HUNGARIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION TO MACHAERUS

THRONE ROOM. At the Machaerus palace, archaeologists have restored the semicircular apsidal niche of the royal Herodian throne seat. Although the original floor level is lost, a staircase probably led to the throne on a higher, elevated platform. The Dead Sea and Israel, including Masada and Ein Gedi, appear in the background.