With an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 troops involved in the Masada siege, we calculated that constructing the entire siege system – eight camps and a surrounding stone wall – would have taken less ...

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 ...

This week in Jewish history: Atomic bombs and Masada under siege A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History. By STEVEN DRUCKER APRIL 19, 2025 09:37 ...

Nisan 26, 2515 (1245 BCE): According to Megillat Ta’anit 1, the death of Joshua, Moses’ closest disciple and successor, who led the Israelites after Moses’ passing during the conquest of Canaan.

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The Roman siege of Masada, which occurred at the end of the First Jewish-Roman War, reportedly lasted only “a few weeks,” overturning previous beliefs that the battle stretched out over ...

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.

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. Researchers ...

The siege of Masada marked the final events of the First Jewish-Roman War. Masada National Park, the site of the Roman siege in 73 CE. COURTESY OMER ZE’EVI-BERGER.

Masada is now one of Israel's most-visited tourist attractions. Walter Bibikow via Getty Images. For many years, historians’ understanding of the Roman siege of Masada, which took place on a ...