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 ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, the fortress of Masada became the stage for a desperate final stand against the Roman Empire. As defeat closed in, the defenders faced an impossible choice between capture and ...

In 72 CE, the Roman governor of Judaea, Lucius Flavius Silva, led a full legion and several auxiliary units, including Jewish prisoners of war, totaling some 15,000 men and women, of whom an estimated ...

Producer Nicolette Ferri and Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza, pictured, had to fight desert heat upwards of 130 degrees and 70 mph winds -- but the result, "David Broza at Masada: The Sunrise ...

(JNS) The Roman siege of the Judean Desert fortress of Masada two millennia ago took several weeks at most, according to a study from Tel Aviv University released on September 5th. The groundbreaking ...

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The main details of the famous 1st-century Roman siege on Masada are extremely well-known: The years-long Roman soldiers’ encampment below the walls, the Jewish rebels’ last stand after the ...

Reports came last week that President Donald Trump would avoid visiting the ancient site of Masada in the Judaean desert during his trip to the Middle East because his helicopter was not allowed to ...

Israel's ancient fortress Masada is an incredible place to visit, on a mountaintop plateau above the Dead Sea. Masada is a UNESCO World Heritage site that's been remarkably preserved for thousands of ...