th Nov 11-12 2017 Herod the Great · and connoisseur of great taste; as an ingenious architect and...
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Herod the GreatScoundrel, Survivor, Genius
9th Annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend • Nov 11-12 2017
Lecture TopicsHerod the Great as a complicated, ruthless ruler who governed by means of tyrannical brutality; as a politically savvy survivor and connoisseur of great taste; as an ingenious architect and monumental builder at places like first-century Jerusalem, Caesarea Maritima, Herodium, Masada, Machaerus (where John the Baptist was beheaded). Speakers include Jodi Magness (U. North Carolina), Andrea Berlin (Boston U.), Kenneth Holum (U. Maryland), David Mevorach (Israel Museum), Barbara Burrell (U. Cincinnati), Gyozo Vörös (Hungarian Academy of Arts), Dawn Acevedo (La Sierra U.)
ScheduleSaturday, November 11
Illustrated presentations and discussions, Bedouin Hospitality Tent, “Ancient” Roman Banquet, and more!
Sunday, November 12
Illustrated presentations and discussions, Kids Dig, hands-on displays and activities, and more!
LocationsCenter for Near Eastern Archaeology & Zapara School of Business at La Sierra University 4500 Riverwalk Parkway Riverside CA, 92505
Find out more at lasierra.edu/archaeologyp: 951 785-2632 (CNEA) e: [email protected]
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