the holy city of Jerusalem was also threatened by the Romanizing instincts of their ruler. Tension focused on the Second Temple there, a building that symbolizes Herod’s complex relationship ...

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In this period, however, we should always remember that there is only one Temple ... It appears that Herod thought of Jerusalem as his showpiece. He really wanted to make it a place where people ...