The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 72 to 73 CE on and around a hilltop in present-day Israel. The siege is known to history via a single source, Flavius Josephus, [3] a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian.

2017年12月7日 · Masada is an ancient stone fortress in Israel, located high above the Dead Sea on a tall, rocky mesa. Now an Israeli national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the 840-acre complex holds...

The Masada story was the inspiration for the "Masada plan" devised by the British during the Mandate era. The plan was to man defensive positions on Mount Carmel with Palmach fighters, to stop Erwin Rommel's expected drive through the region in 1942. The plan was abandoned following Rommel's defeat at El Alamein. [52]

2019年4月20日 · One of these sites is Masada National Park: the ruins of an ancient fortress scattered on a majestic cliff overlooking the Dead Sea and the Judean Desert. What is the story behind Masada and why is it so symbolic to the Jewish people? If you plan a visit there, make sure you read this article beforehand.

2024年10月28日 · In AD 72, two years after the Jewish garrison had come to Masada, the Roman governor of Judea, Lucius Flavius Silva, decided to wipe out the Jewish revolt once and for all. He led an army 9,000 strong to the base of Masada, where almost one thousand Jewish Sicarii and their families lived.

Masada (Hebrew מצדה, pronounced Metzada, from מצודה, metzuda, "fortress") is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel on top of an isolated rock plateau, or large mesa, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea.

2019年11月7日 · Masada (“fortress” in Hebrew) is a mountain complex in Israel in the Judean desert that overlooks the Dead Sea. It is famous for the last stand of the Zealots (and Sicarii) in the Jewish Revolt against Rome (66-73 CE). Masada is a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Israel.

2025年1月9日 · Masada, ancient mountaintop fortress in southeastern Israel, site of the Jews’ last stand against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. Learn more about the history of Masada in this article.

2022年12月22日 · Deep in Israel’s Judaean Desert stand the remains of a mighty fortress, built atop a high rocky plateau. With a commanding position over its barren surrounds and views towards the Dead Sea, Masada is a breathtaking sight.

Masada (Hebrew for fortress) is a place of gaunt and majestic beauty that has become one of the Jewish people’s greatestsymbols as the place where the last Jewish stronghold against Roman invasion stood. Next to Jerusalem, it is the most popular destination of tourists visiting Israel.