Masada, Ancient fortress - Masada, Israel - 3D Map Models of Our World and Beyond on Waymarking.com

The 3D scale model represents the ruins of the ancient Jewish fortress of Masada. The model is located in the Masada National Park building (lower station of the cable car).

"The rock cliff Masada (Hebrew word mecuda means "fortress") rises 450 meters above the Dead Sea. For Israelis, this remarkable place is a symbol of heroism and resistance. In 2001, Masada was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Israeli columnist and writer Ari Shavit (born 1957) describes Masada in his book The Land Promised in these words: meters wide. The desert reef is formed by many layers of sediment covered by dolomite and sandstone formations. From a distance, Masada looks like a desert castle and arouses due respect in the observer, sometimes even astonishing him. "
Masada has long been forgotten. It was not until 1838 that American researchers E. Smith and E. Robinson succeeded in identifying the ruins west of the Dead Sea as the fortress of Masad. International expeditions, the largest of which was led by Yigael Yadin in 1963-65, subsequently reconstructed the construction and function of a massive fortress, according to Josef Flavius.
The last places of resistance in the anti-Roman uprising remained the fortresses of Herodeion, Machairus and Masada. Titus left their conquest to the governor of Judah, Lucilius Bassus. Almost a thousand people, men, women and children, hid behind the walls of Masada. In 72, the Tenth Roman Legion besieged the fortress.
No one from the fort had a chance to escape. The defenders decided that they would rather die voluntarily than be taken prisoner. Ten men were chosen to kill the others, then one in ten was to kill the other nine and eventually commit suicide. In 74 AD, nine hundred and sixty residents of Masada, with the exception of two women and five children, took their own lives. " "
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Address and Hours Available to the Public: Masada, Beersheba Subdistrict, Israel Admission Fee (if any): yes Interactive Features: no Website for more information: [Web Link]

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