ZEALOTS OF MASADA, MOSHE PEARLMAN, HARDCOVER, DJ, 1967

by HARDCOVER PEARLMAN

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THE ZEALOTS OF MASADA - STORY OF A DIG MOSHE PEARLMAN SCRIBNERS 1967 216pp SIZE: 6" x 9.25" WEIGHT: 1 lb. 3 oz. ===== Masada is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel. The fort, built in the first century BC, was constructed atop a natural plateau rising over 1,300 ft above the surrounding terrain,12 mi east of modern Arad. The most significant remains at the site date to the reign of Herod the Great, King of Judaea c. 37–4 BC, who transformed Masada into a fortified desert refuge early in his rule. He enclosed the summit with a casemate wall and towers, and constructed storerooms, an advanced water system, and bathhouses, along with two elaborate palaces: one on the western side and another built across three terraces on the northern cliff. These palaces remain among the finest examples of Herodian architecture. Masada is most renowned for its role during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 AD), when it became the final holdout of Jewish rebels following the destruction of Jerusalem. A group known as the Sicarii, a radical faction led by Eleazar ben Ya'ir, defended the site against the Roman Tenth Legion under Lucius Flavius Silva. The Romans laid siege by building a circumvallation wall and a massive ramp. According to Josephus, when the walls were breached in 73/74 AD, the Romans found nearly 1,000 inhabitants had died by mass suicide—a claim that remains debated among historians. In modern

• Publisher: SCRIBNERS
• Year: 1967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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