Hark, The Herod Angels Sing

He Thinks He's Found The Tomb Of The King

An Israeli archaeologist is said to have found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem, at a hilltop compound south of the city. Hebrew University says the discovery was made by one of its professors who has spent 35 years working at a site called Herodium, where Herod had built a palace compound. Herod became the ruler of the Holy Land under the Romans around 74 BC and died in 4 BC. The wall he built around the Old City of Jerusalem during the time of the Jewish Second Temple is the one that can be seen today.