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Model, Antonia Fortress

Model, Antonia Fortress


‎The Antonia Fortress housed up to 600 Roman troops, the major resident Roman troop concentration in Jerusalem before the First Roman-Jewish War. The model of first-century Jerusalem pictured here shows one artist’s conception of the Fortress, adjoining Herod’s Temple, viewed from the southeast. Other scholars interpret Josephus’ description differently, asserting that a space of up to 600 feet (183 m) separated the fortress from the temple.
‎Acts 21:31–37, Acts 22:24

‎Image by user Deror avi, from Wikimedia Commons. License: Free use, attribution required


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