The costly Roman operation was likely undertaken only after Masada-based Jewish forces raided nearby Ein Gedi and disrupted ...

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 ...

Prof. Jodi Magness busts myths and asks unanswerable questions in new book about Masada -- the site of the largest Jewish wholesale self-slaughter that maybe never was ...

The cliff-top fortress of Masada, located in Israel near the Dead Sea, contained a series of palaces and buildings built by King Herod (74 B.C. – 4 B.C.), a ruler of Judea who was under the ...

Admission to Masada is 27 ILS (around $7 USD) for adults and 13 ILS (about $3.50 USD) for children. To learn more about the Dead Sea, visit the region's website.

When Jerusalem fell in 70 A.D., hundreds of Jews journeyed through the desert to a place called Masada. They called it home until the Romans came and a bloody battle left behind only a few survivors.

Scientists using radiocarbon dating have confirmed that an ancient Judean date palm seed among those found in the ruins of Masada in present-day Israel and planted three years ago is 2,000 years ...

Herod put Masada to use soon after the Romans appointed him king. Jerusalem was attacked by the Parthians, and Herod fled to Petra, but only after sending the women and children in his family to ...

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.

Conde Nast Traveler defined Masada as a must-visit and exclaimed, “No visit to Israel is complete without paying homage at the ancient fortress of Masada.” The hype is deserved.

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.

“Based on our findings we argue that the Roman siege of Masada took a few weeks at the most. As empires throughout history have done, the Romans came, saw and conquered, quickly and brutally ...