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	~~[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Vista_general_de_Masada.jpg Masada] was a Herodian fortress.~~

	~~==History==~~

	~~Between 37 and 31 BCE, [[Herod the Great]] built the fortress for himself, as a refuge in the event of a revolt. The fortress included the royal palace.~~

	~~In the first year of the~~ [[:Category:Jewish War (subject)\|Jewish War]], Masada became the stronghold of the [[Sicarii]] led by [[Simon bar Giora]]. When Simon moved to Jerusalem in 69 CE, the command of the fortress was taken by [[Eleazar ben Yair]].

	In 72-73, after the fall of [[Jerusalem]], Masada also was besieged by the Romans, led by [[Lucius Flavius Silva]]. The Roman legion X Fretensis surrounded the fortress and built a ramp against its western walls. According to Josephus, in anticipation of the final assault, [[Eleazar ben Yair]] and the Jewish occupants of Masada committed mass suicide, preferring death to surrender.

	~~==Masada in ancient sources==~~

	~~The sole literary source of information about the site of Masada are the writings of Flavius Josephus.~~

	~~See [[Masada (sources)]]~~

	~~==Masada in Scholarship==~~

	~~The site of Masada was identified in 1842 and extensively excavated between 1963 and 1965 by [[Yigael Yadin]]. The remoteness of the place had left the site virtually untouched.~~

	~~See [[Masada: An Epic Story (2009 Eshel), book (English ed.)]]~~

	~~==Masada in Fiction==~~

	In 1927 the poem Metzadah by [[Isaac Lamdan]] transformed Masada from a symbol of destruction into an emblem of rebirth, renewal, and reconstruction. The line “Again Masada shall not fall” became a motto of the Zionist movement and made the poem Metzadah the most influential literary work for a whole generation of Jewish Israelis. Especially in the aftermath of the establishment of the State of Israel, the myth of Masada has generated a flow of fictional works.

	~~In the 1950s, units of the Israeli army initiated the practice of holding their swearing-in ceremony on top of Masada.~~

	~~See [[The~~ Masada ~~Myth (1995 Ben-Yehuda), book]]~~

	~~==Related categories==~~

	*[[Herodian Fortresses]]
	*[[:Category:Herod the Great (subject)\|Herod the Great (subject)]]
	*[[:Category:Jewish War (subject)\|Jewish War (subject)]]

	~~==Refrences==~~

	*'''Fortresses and Palaces: Masada ''' / [[Adam Marshak]] and [[Daniel C. Harlow]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume]], 651-652

	*'''Masada ''' / [[Kenneth Atkinson]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume]], 919-922

	~~==External links==~~

	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada Wikipedia] / [http://www.bibleplaces.com/masada.htm BiblePlaces.com]

	~~====Pictures from the web====~~

	*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Termas_en_Masada.JPG/450px-Termas_en_Masada.JPG Thermal Baths] (from Wikipedia)
	*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Masada04.JPG/800px-Masada04.JPG Palace] (from Wikimedia Commons)

	*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Masada_Roman_Ruins_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/800px-Masada_Roman_Ruins_by_David_Shankbone.jpg Remnants of one of several legionary camps at Masada] (from Wikipedia)

	*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Masada_Roman_ramp200704.JPG/800px-Masada_Roman_ramp200704.JPG Roman Siege Rampe] (from Wikimedia)


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			*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Masada (sources)]]


			[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Vista_general_de_Masada.jpg Masada] was a Herodian fortress.

			==History==

			Between 37 and 31 BCE, [[Herod the Great]] built the fortress for himself, as a refuge in the event of a revolt. The fortress included the royal palace.

			In the first year of the [[:Category:Jewish War (subject)\|Jewish War]], Masada became the stronghold of the [[Sicarii]] led by [[Simon bar Giora]]. When Simon moved to Jerusalem in 69 CE, the command of the fortress was taken by [[Eleazar ben Yair]].

			In 72-73, after the fall of [[Jerusalem]], Masada also was besieged by the Romans, led by [[Lucius Flavius Silva]]. The Roman legion X Fretensis surrounded the fortress and built a ramp against its western walls. According to Josephus, in anticipation of the final assault, [[Eleazar ben Yair]] and the Jewish occupants of Masada committed mass suicide, preferring death to surrender.

			==Masada in ancient sources==

			The sole literary source of information about the site of Masada are the writings of Flavius Josephus.

			See [[Masada (sources)]]

			==Masada in Scholarship==

			The site of Masada was identified in 1842 and extensively excavated between 1963 and 1965 by [[Yigael Yadin]]. The remoteness of the place had left the site virtually untouched.

			See [[Masada: An Epic Story (2009 Eshel), book (English ed.)]]

			==Masada in Fiction==

			In 1927 the poem Metzadah by [[Isaac Lamdan]] transformed Masada from a symbol of destruction into an emblem of rebirth, renewal, and reconstruction. The line “Again Masada shall not fall” became a motto of the Zionist movement and made the poem Metzadah the most influential literary work for a whole generation of Jewish Israelis. Especially in the aftermath of the establishment of the State of Israel, the myth of Masada has generated a flow of fictional works.

			In the 1950s, units of the Israeli army initiated the practice of holding their swearing-in ceremony on top of Masada.

			See [[The Masada Myth (1995 Ben-Yehuda), book]]

			==Related categories==

			*[[Herodian Fortresses]]
			*[[:Category:Herod the Great (subject)\|Herod the Great (subject)]]
			*[[:Category:Jewish War (subject)\|Jewish War (subject)]]

			==Refrences==

			*'''Fortresses and Palaces: Masada ''' / [[Adam Marshak]] and [[Daniel C. Harlow]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume]], 651-652

			*'''Masada ''' / [[Kenneth Atkinson]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume]], 919-922

			==External links==

			*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada Wikipedia] / [http://www.bibleplaces.com/masada.htm BiblePlaces.com]

			====Pictures from the web====

			*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Termas_en_Masada.JPG/450px-Termas_en_Masada.JPG Thermal Baths] (from Wikipedia)
			*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Masada04.JPG/800px-Masada04.JPG Palace] (from Wikimedia Commons)

			*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Masada_Roman_Ruins_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/800px-Masada_Roman_Ruins_by_David_Shankbone.jpg Remnants of one of several legionary camps at Masada] (from Wikipedia)

			*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Masada_Roman_ramp200704.JPG/800px-Masada_Roman_ramp200704.JPG Roman Siege Rampe] (from Wikimedia)


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