Baris
Baris
(, from Chald. , birah’, a fortress), the name attributed by Josephus to two structures. 1. A tower said to have been built by the prophet Daniel at Ecbatana, and described as a most elegant building, and wonderfully made, remaining in later times, where they bury the kings of Media, Persia, and Parthia to this day. A Jewish priest is said to have been intrusted with the care of it (Joseph. Ant. 10:11, 7). SEE ECBATANA.
2. A palace begun by John Hyrcanus on the mountain of the Temple, and which afterward was used for the residence of the Asmonaean princes. Herod the Great made a citadel of it, which he called Antonia, in honor of his friend Mark Antony (Joseph. Ant. 15:11, 4). SEE ANTONIA.