The definitive historical atlas of The Siege of Masada

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The Siege of Masada was the last battle in First Roman-Jewish War. In this battle, almost a thousand zealots – Jewish rebels against Roman rule in Judea, committed suicide along with their women and children. It’s one of the largest documented cases of mass suicide in human history. This is an historical atlas of that grim event.

Sheppard (2013)
Sheppard (2013). Notice the location of Masada, labeled “C” on the map.
The pinnacle of the Masada fortress Yadin (1966).
Yadin (1966).
Giant cisterns at Masada Yadin (1966).
Yadin (1966).
Seward (2009).
Sheppard (2013).
Yadin (1966).
Aerial view of Masada (Yadin 1966).
Yadin (1966).
Yadin (1966).
Another view of the mountain fortress at Masada (Yadin, 1966).
Another aerial view of the Masada fortress (Yadin, 1966).
Yadin (1966).
Shoes and arrows found at Masada (Yadin, 1966).
Yadin (1966).
Yadin (1966).
An Israeli medal celebrating the zealots who refused to surrender at Masada (Yadin, 1966).
Yadin (1966).
Yadin (1966).

References

The wars of the Jews by Josephus, Flavius (1974). 

Jerusalem’s traitor by Desmond Seward (2009)

The Jewish Revolt AD 66-74 by Si Sheppard (2013)

Masada: Herod’s fortress and the Zealots’ last stand by Yadin, Yigael (1966)

Masada: From Jewish revolt to modern myth by Jodi Magness 

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