Very, very interesting!
This excellent documentary details the construction work Herod did from the Temple Mount to Masada, from Caesarea to Herodion. In much of modern Palestine and Israel, the ruins of this evil genius of the Jewish people are still visible. The film gives an excellent idea of the great works of architecture created by Herod, gives an overview of his biography and gives the most likely scenario for the location of his tomb.
King Herod the Great ruled Judea shortly before Jesus Christ walked the earth. Undoubtedly, he was an architectural genius and a paranoid ruthless ruler. Even without beating the infants, he could be hated not so much for his Idumean origin as for imposing an unbearable burden of taxes and duties. After all, in those ancient times, in a small country and in a short time to build so many masterpieces, it was necessary to completely drain the people. One can understand why the Parthians, little known in the Roman period of antiquity, eventually managed to capture Judea. Then Herod fled, but he swore that he would be buried in Herodion.
Experts and specialists of National Geographic have done an incredible job demonstrating what the supposed course of the great construction of Herod might have been. A brief chronicle of the research conducted to find out how Caesarea and its large seaport were built, and how it was ultimately destroyed, is fascinating. I believe that the conclusion reached in the final of the film is also true.
The film “The Lost Tomb of King Herod” is recommended for viewing for anyone interested in the culture of the Middle East, the history of religion, archaeology, those who have been to the Middle East and those who study ancient architecture.