Jerusalem - Herodian Houses

Northeast of the Sephardic synagogues in Jerusalem is another important excavation site on which a number of houses built in the reign of Herod the Great (40-4 B.C.) and destroyed in A.D. 70 during the Jewish War have been brought to light. The size and magnificence of the houses, in particular the mosaic pavements (some of them excellently preserved) and the elaborate bath-houses, bear witness to the wealth of their owners. There is a site museum displaying frescoes, stucco decoration and remains of mosaic pavements as well as domestic equipment and luxury objects found in the excavations.