Fortress of Machaerus

Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, now in ruins, located in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan, 25 km southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River on the eastern side of the Dead Sea.

Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan
Region: Perea
Builder: Alexander Jannaeus
Founded: c. 90 BCE
Abandoned: c. 72 CE
Periods: Hellenistic to Roman period
Cultures: Hasmonean, Herodian

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