- Step into a saga of heroism and defiance at Masada National Park. ... Ceremonial events are held in Masada National Park (click here for further information).
- I had not before heard about Masada – the impregnable fortress and a favourite residence of the Judean king Herod the Great (37 BC – 4 BC).
- A solid wall was built surrounding Masada and connected the eight Roman camps. It was 6 feet (1.8 m) thick and 7 miles (11 km) long and built to prevent escaping.
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- In the year 72, the Romans besieged Masada and succeeded in reaching the steep fortress after constructing a huge earthen ramp on its western side.
- Nachman, Ben-Yehuda. Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel. p. 48. Stiebel, Guy D. "Masada". Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.).
- Masada, Ein Gedi ve Sodom arasında, Judean çölünün kenarında, Ölü Deniz’in yaklaşık 400 metre yükseğinde kireçtaşı ve dolomit tabakalarından oluşan...
- The rocktop fortress of Masada overlooking the Dead Sea has been invested with a quasi-religious significance as a symbol of resistance for the people of Israel.
- 1. After a confrontation between King Saul and David close to En Gedi, David likely hid out on top of Masada afterward. 1 Samuel 24:22: And David swore this to Saul.
- Herod used them to impress and intimidate his guests. They were also designed to be the last line of defense even after the mountain of Masada was taken.