Fortress Masada

Masada

Israel, Dead Sea

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Fortress Masada

Masada

Israel, Dead Sea

Masada is an ancient fortress on a sheer cliff, at an altitude of 450 meters above the sea, near the southwestern coast of the Dead Sea, near the city of Arad, built and fortified by the king of the Jews Herod I the Great around 25 BC. e. The fortress was considered almost impregnable, large stocks of weapons and food were stored here, a water supply system was arranged, the fortress was used to store royal gold. After the unsuccessful uprising of the Jews against the Romans, who captured Jerusalem in 70, the Masada fortress turned out to be the last stronghold of the rebels, who defended it for another 3 years. In a few months, the Romans poured an earthen embankment parallel to one of the walls of the fortress and were able to set fire to the inner defensive wooden wall. In order not to fall into slavery, the defenders of Masada killed each other in turn. The defense of the fortress became a symbol of the unbending spirit and courage of the Jewish people.
Currently, the fortress, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is open to tourists. A museum with finds discovered during excavations in 1963-1965 has been opened in the information center on the territory of the fortress. Herod's palace, a synagogue, fragments of mosaics, water reservoirs carved into the rocks, cold and hot baths, a Roman earth embankment have been preserved here. Various mass cultural events are held in the fortress. Those who find it difficult to make a half-hour climb to the fortress on foot can go upstairs by cable car.

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Uliana_classic

Traveled 7 years ago

Rating 9

Fort Masada. Dead Sea. Israel.

When traveling around the country, especially if you are relaxing on the Dead Sea, be sure to visit the Masada National Archaeological Park, which in 2001 was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List by UNESCO. The fortress was built in the first century BC by Herod the Great (the king of Judea), and in the first century AD it became the last stronghold of the Jewish rebels who fought against Roman rule. Tragic and full of heroism, courage and sacrifice, the last days of the fortress turned it not only into an archaeological and historical monument, but also into a symbol of the struggle of the Jewish people for their freedom and independence.→

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