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View from Arad towards Masada, Israel (In the background the Dead Sea)
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View from Arad towards Masada, Israel (In the background the D...

The Fortress Masada on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel; a castle of the Hasmonean kings, fortified by Herod the Great, and finally the place of the ultimate stand of the Jewish zelots against Rome. Masada fell in 74 CE, after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva.
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The Fortress Masada on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel; a castle of the...

View from the Fortress of Masada, Israel, down to the Dead Sea; a castle of the Hasmonean Kings, fortified by Herod the great, and finally the place of the last stand of Jewish Zelots against Rome. Masada fell in 74 CE, after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva.
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View from the Fortress of Masada, Israel, down to the Dead Sea; a castle of th...

The Roman camp at the foot of Masada, Israel. The Fortress was the final refuge and ultimate stand of the Jewish Zelots and fell after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva in 74 CE. All survivors of the long siege, including women and children, committed suicide.
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The Roman camp at the foot of Masada, Israel. The Fortress was the final r...