Roman banquet hall of Herod Agrippa II discovered in Banias cave, northern Israel

Roman banquet hall of Herod Agrippa II discovered in Banias cave, northern Israel

The Banias Cave next to the springs in Banias Nature Reserve, northern Israel. March 13, 2012. (Photo: Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)

Recent excavations at the Hermon Stream Nature Reserve (Banias), an archaeological site in the Golan Heights, have uncovered new evidence that sheds light on the transformation of a sacred cave into a Roman-style banquet hall built by Herod the Great’s grandson. 

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