Vastly outnumbered, the Sicarii watched as Rome methodically encircled Masada and built one of the most ambitious siege works in ancient history. This chapter follows the ramp, the breach, and the ...

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A love story inspired by the historic events that occurred at Masada, the site of one of the most symbolic acts in Jewish history, where rebels committed suicide rather than subjecting themselves to ...

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On the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert stands the ancient fortress of Masada. With a sheer drop of more than 400 meters (1 312 ft) to the western shore of the Dead Sea, the view from the top of the ...

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For the first time, researchers have conducted a quantified analysis of the Roman siege at Masada. The team, from Tel Aviv University’s Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, used a blend of ...