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COURTESY OF THE HUNGARIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION TO MACHAERUS

ACCORDING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT, along with Josephus’s writings, John the Baptist was beheaded at the desert fortress of Machaerus by Herod Antipas. A column and Herod’s throne niche have been reconstructed in the royal courtyard at Machaerus under the direction of Győző Vörös, head of the Machaerus Excavations and Surveys. This image shows the courtyard and these architectural elements during the reconstruction process.