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COURTESY OF THE HUNGARIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION TO MACHAERUS/ARCHITECTURAL MODEL IS SUPERIMPOSED ON THE HELICOPTER PHOTOGRAPH OF REBECCA BANKS, COURTESY OF APAAME

MODEL FORTRESS. This 3D architectural model shows Machaerus’s upper city (the citadel) and lower city with a well-preserved surrounding wall. The lower city would have housed the entourage of the royal court, as well as John the Baptist when he was under house arrest.