The research counters a long-held narrative about the first-century Roman siege of the fortress. The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out ...

From the Jewish point of view ... The Masada myth does not begin in the twentieth century. Chart of the fortress at Masada.

The remains of 27 defenders of Masada, the Jewish mountain fortress that held out against Roman legions in 73 C.E., will be given a heroes’ burial on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the site of ...

Until recently, popular narrative suggested that the Roman army found it very difficult to take the Masada fortress, standing as a symbol of Jewish heroism in modern Israel. For many years ...

Standing atop this ancient fortress, I speak with pathos ... gentiles for whom it offers a glimpse into the Jewish soul. After visiting Masada they understand the establishment of the State ...

Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of ...

Rome, on the other hand, needed Herod as much as Herod needed Rome, whose culture and language the Jewish king had ... such as the imposing fortress of Masada nestled in the Judaean cliffs.

The ostracon was found at the Alexandrium Fortress on Mount Sartaba ... “Ostraca with Jewish names and parallels to rebel-linked texts at Masada support the possibility of insurgent activity ...

A delegation of New York Jewish teenagers with chronic illnesses and disabilities on a trip to Israel on Chai Lifeline’s Wish ...

From the Jewish point of view ... The Masada myth does not begin in the twentieth century. Chart of the fortress at Masada.