num_pages: 272
description: This is the account of Yadin's excavation of the hill fort of Masada. What he found there confirmed Josephus' account of the siege. The spectacular discoveries included Herod's 3-tiered palace, the earliest-known manuscript of Ecclesiasticus &amp; potsherds that may have been suicide lots used in 73 C.E.The challengeThe task Getting to workThe site The northern palace-villaThe large bath-houseThe storehouses The 'apartment' or garrison buildingThe byzantine chapelThe western placeThe casemate wallThe ritual bathThe scrolls The synagogue &amp; its scrolls The remains of the last defenders Masada's history in the light of the finds The otherside of the hillThe dramatic endThe pioneers The volunteers
language: English
title: Masada: Herod's Fortress and the Zealot's Last Stand
titlecomplete: Masada: Herod's Fortress and the Zealot's Last Stand
genres: Religion, Israel, Archaeology, Nonfiction, Jewish, Judaica, Travel, Judaism, History
ratings_count: 149
publisher: Random House (NYC)