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-'''Gamala''' (Gamla) was a Jewish fortified town in Northern Galilee (Golan Heights).
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-==Overview==
-Gamala derives its name from ''gamal'' (Heb. ''camel'') since it was situated  on a hill shaped like a camel's hump. It was built as a fortress on inaccessible slopes by the [[Seleucids]]. Conquered by [[Alexander Jannaeus]] around 81 BCE, it became the center of the Jewish region of Gaulanitis. It was the hometown of [[Judah the Galilean]], who led a tax revolt against the Romans in 6  CE.
-During the [[Jewish War]] Josephus  reinforced the fortifications of the city. It was the last settlement in the north to hold out against the Romans (67 CE). It was totally destroyed after a bloody siege.
-==Gamala in ancient sources==
-====Josephus, Life====
-Life 46-47, 58, 61, 114, 177-179, 183-185.
-====Josephus, War====
-War 1.105, 166; 4.4-8, 11-54, 62-83;
-====Josephus,  Antiquities====
-Ant 13.394-396; 18.4;
-==Gamala in scholarship==
-Gamala was excavated by S. Gutman on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
-==Gamala in fiction==
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamla Wikipedia]
-[[Category:Subjects]]
-[[Category:Places]]