This is the mountain palace of Herod that served as the fortress and final hold out during the Jewish Revolution of 66 A.D. After surviving a three year siege by the Roman army, the jews inside the fortress decied that rather than be taken prisoners, they would take their own lives. 960 jews committed suicide the night before the fortress was stormed by the Roman army. When I first scanned this photo into my computer I was able to blow it up to a larger size. I noticed that I had captured two people kissing at the entrance to the stairs which led to the lower palace.
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Christine brand 24 Jun 2007
what a shot and my how time takes hold with love, this says allot for the human race doesn't it, interesting indeed...love wins after all.bianca 12 May 2007
great capture here fantastic view....William Boyer 28 Apr 2007
coolAlberto D'Assumpcao 27 Apr 2007
Fantastic capture, Dan!Leigh Karchner 26 Apr 2007
Wow Dan! So much history there..... if the cliffs and crevices could talk. Thanks for sharing the history of the image. I love learning about foreign lands.