The Siege of Masada: What Really Happened?
August 8, 2018
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as posted by the channelMasada is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Israel. It is best known from a dramatic episode described by Josephus in his account The Jewish War when the Judean rebels in the First Jewish Revolt made an epic last stand against the Tenth Roman Legion. But what really happened at Masada? And does the archaeological record support Josephus' account?
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Sources:
Josephus' account
Jodi Magness, Archaeology of the Holy Land.
Gwyn Davies, “Under Siege: The Roman Field Works at Masada,” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 362 (May 2011), 65-83
For more on the skeletons found at Masada, see
Photo Credits:
IDF Soldiers
Masada at night, Avinoam Michaeli
Credit: Andrew Shiva
BenYair Ostracon
Siege tower
Northern palace complex
Palace terraces
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