herods palaces::The palace consisted of 2 main buildings, each with its banquet halls, baths, and accommodations for hundreds of guests herods palaces

herods palaces::The palace consisted of 2 main buildings, each with its banquet halls, baths, and accommodations for hundreds of guests.
It was surrounded with groves of trees, canals, and ponds studded with bronze fountains.
Which was actually the official residence of the roman governors when they came to jerusalem during the passover.
We know about herod and his buildings through the writings of josephus, strabo, dio cassius, jewish literature, archaeology and the bible.
For we have seen his star in the east and have come to worship him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the christ was to be born.