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Aqueducts brought fresh water to the
The Hippodrome hosted chariot races The theater was for athletic competition, concerts and
and deadly gladiator games. speaking events. Remodeled, it is in use again today!
Remains of the man-made harbor are still easy to identify. Herod
devised an ingenious way to build the harbor with underwater walls.
Though the above-the-water walls were destroyed by the constant
pounding of the surf, the underwater walls are still in place.
Archaeologists have recovered many artifacts in recent years by
diving around these walls.
Herod’s palace featured a swimming pool
46 complex that jutted out into the ocean.
