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 ...
Assembled in battle array below the great rock fortress of Masada, the 5,000 men of the Roman Tenth Legion begin their charge, superbly equipped and ready for the task ahead. Above them, behind the ...
The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have ...
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 ...
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 ...
Did hundreds of Jews really commit suicide at Masada? Historian Shaye Cohen compares Josephus' account with recent archaeological evidence. From "Masada: Literary Tradition, Archaeological Remains, ...