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As part of #Herod the Great's building program, as Herod's Harbor housed 40 acres of water, with its circular configuration, to deflect extreme north-bound waves, along with the lighthouse and outsized tower at the entrance, two free-standing edifices, also at the entrance, indicate their deflective purpose, to further calm the water for the manageable passage of ships. It is a remarkable feat of #AncientArchitecture.

Using archaeological reports by Avner Raban, John Oleson, Robert Hohlfelder, and others, along with comparative analysis of known #Roman construction techniques, #Josephus' eyewitness descriptions, and Herodian fortification work at #Jerusalem and #Masada, the image you see is part of the collaborative creation of Lithodomos and Patrick Scott Smith.

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As part of #Herod the Great's building program, as Herod's Harbor housed 40 acres of water, with its circular configuration, to deflect extreme north-bound waves, along with the lighthouse and outsized tower at the entrance, two free-standing edifices, also at the entrance, indicate their deflective purpose, to further calm the water for the manageable passage of ships. It is a remarkable feat of #AncientArchitecture.

Using archaeological reports by Avner Raban, John Oleson, Robert Hohlfelder, and others, along with comparative analysis of known #Roman construction techniques, #Josephus' eyewitness descriptions, and Herodian fortification work at #Jerusalem and #Masada, the image you see is part of the collaborative creation of Lithodomos and Patrick Scott Smith.

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