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 ...

The Masada site needs not introduction. But getting up there can be much more interesting than the Cable car or the Snake path. There are 4 main trails to reach the top of Masada. They vary ...

Looking out over the rugged, peacefully beautiful landscape surrounding the former Jewish fortress of Masada in Israel, it is difficult to imagine the violence and tragedy that occurred here in ...

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 ...

(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 ...

The findings revealed that contrary to commonly held belief, the Roman army’s siege on the rebels in Masada in 73 CE lasted a few weeks at most. The research was carried out by the excavation ...

In 1927, poet Yitzhak Lamdan wrote Masada, a poem glorifying the heroism and self-reliance of the early Zionist movement. The poem helped transform the remote hilltop fortress, largely forgotten ...