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A model of the Antonia Fortress—currently in the Israel Museum
Model of the fortress and the Tedi Gate (small gate with triangular top)

The Antonia Fortress (Aramaic: קצטרא דאנטוניה)[a] 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.
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Archaeological Reconstruction of the Antonia Fortress", in Jerusalem Revealed (edited by Yigael Yadin), (1976). Benoit, Pierre, The Antonia of Herod the Great, and...

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developed an innovative combination of palace and fortress; examples include the Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem, the Herodium in the Judean Desert about...

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