Masada Experience

Masada - an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau.  

Aerial View 

Masada location in relation to Dead Sea and Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

History: 

Herod the Great built two palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE.

According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by Roman troops from 73 to 74 CE, at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War, ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Sicarii rebels who were hiding there.

Model of Northern Palace

Cable car (Masada cableway)

Mosaic in a Byzantine church

Roman siege camp

Some photos and information lifted from the Net.

ROJ@19sept18