King Herod was the Jewish proxy ruler of the Holy Land under imperial Roman occupation from 37 B.C. His most famous construction project was the renovation of the Second Temple, replacing a ...

King Herod, who ruled the kingdom of Judea over 2,000 years ago, worked to restore the Second Temple. The quarry also dates back to around the same time.

A model of biblical proportions: man spends 30 years creating a model of Herod's Temple. 26 February 2009 • 10:05am . Now, here's a model of biblical proportions.