Masada - ancient fortress in the South of Israel, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. After the F

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Masada - ancient fortress in the South of Israel, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. After the First Jewish-Roman War (also known as the Great Jewish Revolt) a siege of the fortress by troops of the Roman Empire led to the mass suicide of Jewish rebels, who preferred death to surrender.

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