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'''Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus''' was a Roman general and governor of Judea, 73-80 CE.
 
==Overview==
 
Lucius Flavius Silva was born at Urbisaglia [Marche, Italy].
 
He began his political career under [[Nero]] and [[Vespasian]].
 
During the [[Jewish War]] he replaced [[Lucilius Bassus]] as commander of the Legio X Fretensis, when Bassus died of illness after conquering [[Herodium]] and [[Machaerus]]. In 73 Silva besieged and conquered the fortress of [[Masada]], the last stronghold of Jewish resistance. According to Josephus, the [[Sicarii]] led by [[Eleazar ben Yair]] committed mass suicide when the fortress was about to fall.
 
Flavius Silva was governor of Judea from 73 to 80. In 81 he became consul at Rome, but fell into disgrace under [[Domitian]].
 
==Lucius Flavius Silva in Fiction==
 
In 1970 American writer [[Ernest K. Gann]] made Silvia the co-protagonist (with [[Eleazar ben Yair]]) of [[The Antagonists (1970 Gann), novel]], a narrative focusing on the [[Siege of Masada]]. The success of the novel inspired in 1981 a TV mini-series, [[Masada (1981 Sagal), film]], where Silva was portrayed by British actor [[Peter O'Toole]]. In 1986 Gann published the sequel [[The Triumph (1986 Gann), novel]].
 
==Related categories==
 
*[[Roman Governors of Judea]] -- [[Vespasian]]
*[[Masada]] -- [[Siege of Masada]] -- [[Eleazar ben Yair]] -- [[Jewish War]]
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Flavius_Silva Wikipedia]




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