(Photo: Prof. Amos Frumkin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
By John Jeffay - May 18, 2022
King Herod the Great had his bathtubs made of alabaster quarried in Israel rather than Egypt, as has always been assumed, according to a research team at Bar-Ilan University.
The ruthless first-century ruler brought Roman cultural norms – including bathing and architectural innovation – to Judea during his reign.
Two of his lavish, royal bathtubs were discovered over 40 years ago at the Kypros fortress and the palace of Herodium, south of Jerusalem.
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