Remains of Roman forts; surrounding Masada. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau on the edge of the Judean Desert; overlooking the Dead Sea. According to Josephus; the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish-Roman War ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there.

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Remains of Roman forts; surrounding Masada. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau on the edge of the Judean Desert; overlooking the Dead Sea. According to Josephus; the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish-Roman War ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there.

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