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-'''Hyrcania''' (see [[Places]])
-==Overview==
-''Hyrcania'' was a Hasmonean and Herodian fortress.
-The fortress was probably built by [[Alexander Jannaeus]] and named after his father [[John Hyrcanus]].
-Pompey destroyed the fortress in 63 BCE. It was later rebuilt by [[Alexander of Judea]], son of [[Aristobulus II]],  during his fight against the Romans (57 BCE), and destroyed by [[Gabinius]] (Wars 1 8 5).
-Once again, [[Herod the Great]] fortified and enlarged Hyrkania. He used the fortress mainly as a prison and place of execution of his enemies, including his son [[Antipater II]].
-The fortress was destroyed by the Romans during the Jewish War, and remained abandoned.
-In Byzantine time, the stones of the ruined fortress were reused to build a monastery. Christian hermits resided int the area until the 14th century.
-==References==
-*'''Fortresses and Palaces: Hyrcania'''  / [[Adam Marshak]] and [[Daniel C. Harlow]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume]], 648-649
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrcania_(fortress) Wikipedia]