After my two weeks travel in Jordan I still have so many pictures and paintings in my head, not just those I sketched, while I was there.

These are the remains of Herodes’ Palace in Makuwir, near Makaba. Because of the great view to the Dead Sea and the areas around that place always seemed very interesting.

Built in 90 BC the Romans destroyed it in 57 CB and Herodes the Great rebuilt it. His son was married to a Nabathean princess, but fell in love with his niece Herodias who was married to one of his halfbrothers.

John the Babtist concemned the adultery and was imprisioned by Herodes the Great. As revenge Herodias called her daughter Salome from a former marriage to dance in front of her lover’s birthday guests.

Herodes himself was so pleased that Salome made him to behead John the Baptist and offer his head on a plate to her cf. Matthew 14:3-11.

Today just a few columns and some walls remain.