So enthralled was Fedorovna with the piece--an enameled egg with a golden yoke, golden hen, miniature diamond crown and ruby egg inside--that the czar commissioned a new egg every Easter.

FORBES: Faberge Egg Goes Back To Its Nest

Of the twelve recipes, six made the cut and were brewed for national test sampling, and after 25, 000 consumer opinions, the people had spoken and the winner was Budweiser Black Crown, a new golden amber lager.

FORBES: New Budweiser Beer Debuts Today - And At Super Bowl

Entering through a panorama of the Judean Desert where Herod wintered, we turn left into the restored throne room where he was laid out on a golden bier, crown on head and scepter at hand, as his funeral began.

WSJ: Shards of a Reputation | Herod the Great | Israel Museum | By Amotz Asa-El