Herodian is the fortress/palace built by Herod the Great on a high hilltop 12 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It’s an extraordinary place to visit where you can see the grandeur with which Herod surrounded himself. But first things first – a little bit about who Herod was and why he built this fortress here. I’ve written about Herod before, see my blog about Caesarea, but now I’ll go a little deeper into who he was. Herod was the son of an Idumean father who either converted t