Machaerus (English)

English version

“The evocative Citadel of Mukawer, or Machaerus to the ancient world, is a site that is redolent with the narrative and wonder of history and faith. It is one of those very special places that seem to exist beyond time and in their own space. It sits in a deeply imbued landscape that brings to life the resting chronicle of belief, devotion, and struggle.”

His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal

Chairman, Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, Amman

“The richest and most vigorous portrait of Machaerus by a true protagonist, the Hungarian archaeologist Győző Vörös, a man so passionate about this enterprise that he settled down with his entire family in Jordan. With the present report of the excavations – which he conducts within a larger timeframe of twenty years, from 2009 to 2029, by the Royal Department of Antiquities in Jordan – he offers the latest phase of his archaeological mission.”

His Eminence Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi,

President of the Pontifical Council for Culture and of the Pontifical Commission

for Sacred Archaeology of the Holy See, Vatican

“We are rightly and deeply proud that academician Győző Vörös, our compatriot, Hungary’s son, is the one leading the Machaerus excavations in the Holy Land! We celebrate the author of this grand enterprise, as well as his expert and diligent team, and all those who, as evidenced by the pages and pictures of this book, have placed their faith, industry, expertise and passion at the service of the Word of God.”

Prof. Em. György Fekete, Artist of the Nation Awardee,

Late President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, Budapest