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Masada
Masada is located on top of
an isolated mountain on the southern slopes of the Judaen desert, near
the Dead Sea. It is isolated from its surroundings by deep gorges
on all sides. It made a perfect spot for a remote fortress. Herod chose
Masada as a place of refuge from potential enemies. He built an enormous
citidel which included two palaces, baths, villas, storerooms, an intricate
system of cisterns and aquaducts, and a defensive wall studded with over
30 guarded towers. During the Jewish rebellion against Rome in 66 AD, it
became the last Jewish holdout, until the Romans built an enormous gravel
and stone ramp and overtook it after 7 months of seige in 72 AD. |
Herod's great citadel &
the last Jewish holdout against Rome
See also |
Qumran
| Masada | Ein Gedi
| Ein Feshka | Wadi Qelt
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