Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have determined that the first-century siege on Masada in southern Israel lasted just weeks, upending a long-held narrative about Jewish perseverance ...

image: Masada National Park. view more . Credit: Omer Ze'evi-Berger. The researchers: "According to the common myth, the Romans laid siege to the desert fortress of Masada for three long years.

TAU Researchers: Roman Siege of Masada Did Not Last Years – Only a Few Weeks. By. David Israel - 2 Elul 5784 – September 4, 2024. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

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.

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 ...

The Roman siege of Masada at the end of the First Jewish-Roman War lasted “mere weeks” overturning previous beliefs of a drawn-out battle ove several years, according to a new study.

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Fast Forward New archaeological research shows siege on Masada lasted just weeks, not years The research counters a long-held narrative about the first-century Roman siege of the fortress ...