Antonia

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Antonia
     a fortress in Jerusalem, at the north-west corner of the temple
     area. It is called "the castle" (Acts 21:34, 37). From the
     stairs of this castle Paul delivered his famous speech to the
     multitude in the area below (Acts 22:1-21). It was originally a
     place in which were kept the vestments of the high priest. Herod


     fortified it, and called it Antonia in honour of his friend Mark
     Antony. It was of great size, and commanded the temple. It was
     built on a plateau of rock, separated on the north from the hill
     Bezetha by a ditch about 30 feet deep and 165 feet wide.
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Antonia, MO
    Zip code(s): 63052