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Masada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, 'fortress'; Arabic: جبل مسعدة) [1] is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert , overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 miles) east of Arad .
The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 72 to 73 CE on and around a hilltop in present-day Israel.The siege is known to history via a single source, Flavius Josephus, [3] a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian.
Original – Aerial view of Masada (Hebrew מצדה), located in the Judaean Desert near the Dead Sea and the Jordanian border. The Siege of Masada lasted from 73 to 74 AD and ended with the mass suicide of Sicarii rebel forces. Reason High EV, Very high quality, featured on Commons. Articles in which this image appears Masada; Siege of Masada
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The Masada cableway is an aerial tramway at the ancient fortress of Masada, Israel. ... Report with pictures (French) This page was last edited on 9 ...
An aerial view of Masada, an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel. Found atop an isolated rock plateau, it overlooks the Dead Sea . The first fortifications on the mountain were built by Alexander Jannaeus , and significantly strengthened by the Roman client king Herod between 37 and 31 BCE.
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Masada Remains of Roman camp F near Masada. Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus was a late-1st-century Roman general, governor of the province of Iudaea and consul. [1] Silva was the commander of the army, composed mainly of the Legio X Fretensis, in 72 AD that laid siege to the near-impregnable mountain fortress of Masada, occupied by a group of Jewish rebels dubbed the Sicarii by Flavius himself.