# Herod's Harbor — WHE Article Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/herods-harbor-whe-article-discussion/804>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [August 31, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/herods-harbor-whe-article-discussion/804 "2023-08-31T15:57:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/herods-harbor-whe-article-discussion/804/1 "2023-08-31T15:57:58Z")

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Herod's Harbor was a giant port built between 22 and 15 BCE by Herod the Great (r. 37-4 BCE), Rome's client king. Situated on the lower eastern Mediterranean coast north of Alexandria and south of Tyre, with Rome's largess and building skills, this structure was an engineering feat and visual wonder of its world.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2269/herods-harbor/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2269/herods-harbor/)._

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**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/herods-harbor-whe-article-discussion/804/2 "2026-07-28T17:51:51Z")

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