Masada
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masada-182-1022190
title:
Masada
text:
Masada is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad. Herod the Great built two palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BC. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by Roman troops from 72 to 73 AD, at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War, ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Sicarii rebel
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ancient hilltop fortification in Israel
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada
date created:
2002-01-14T19:52:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T07:34:00Z
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13
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