Grandi Rex
Herodius #4
King Herod the Great (Grandi Rex
Herodius in Latin) was the fourth Herodian ruler appointed by Rome
to govern the region of Palestine. While renown for his magnificent
building projects, which included grand renovations to the second
Jerusalem temple, building the fortresses of Masada and Herodium,
and founding the city of Caesarea Maritima, he was also infamous
for his brutality, murdering anyone who could challenge his rule,
including immediate family members. Emperor Augustus was even said
to have joked, after Herod eliminated challenges to his throne by
having two of his own sons executed, that it was better to be
Herod's pig than his son.
You're looking for a micro attached
to a more modern, but equally grandiose, architectural
wonder.
An artifact, quite possibly from the
second temple period, and yet remarkably well preserved, awaits the
Primus inter pares.
May your caching adventures be
grandi
Pax
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