Herod’s stronghold of Machaerus. Ruins of fortified palace Mukawir. Here Herod Antipas ordered the beheading of John the Baptist at the request of Sal

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Herod’s stronghold of Machaerus. Ruins of fortified palace Mukawir. Here Herod Antipas ordered the beheading of John the Baptist at the request of Salome as a reward for dance. Jordan, Middle East

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