Fort Antonia Model Kit

The Antonia Fortress was a citadel built by Herod the Great and named for Herod's patron Mark Antony, as a fortress whose chief function was to protect the Second Temple. It was built in Jerusalem at the eastern end of the Second Wall, at the north-western corner of the Temple Mount, and was connected to the Temple by porticoes.
  • Location: Jerusalem
  • Alternative name: Hebrew: מבצר אנטוניה Imperial Aramaic: קצטרא דאנטוניה
  • Builder: Herod
  • Founded: First century BCE
  • Abandoned: First century CE
  • Periods: early Roman period
  • Public access: Limited

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