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Machaerus (fortification)

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An ancient castle in which John the Baptist was beheaded

Names

  • Latin: Haylon 1
  • Latin: Macherunta 2-3

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Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 1-2 c.1280c.128414th C1864
Events mentioned by Odoric of Pordenone 3 1318-13301330c. 13501864

Sources

  • 1Haylon: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), VII 17. [Latin].
  • 2Macherunta: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), VII 17 bis. 19. [Latin].
  • 3Macherunta: Odoric of Pordenone, Liber de Terra Sancta, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), XII 6. [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson and Margaret Gaida, “Machaerus” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17915.

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  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; place categorization; abstract; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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