Masada
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: B. Isaac
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Mark Depauw, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, Adam Prins, R. Talbert, Jen Thum, Herbert Verreth, Johan Åhlfeldt
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Jun 07, 2018 06:56 PM
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History
Masada is a natural fortress in the Iudaean desert that overlooks the Dead Sea. It was the site of the standoff between Jewish rebels and the Roman army in A.D. 73. Herod the Great built a palace atop the citadel during his reign. Roman camps and siege works are still visible at the site, which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687968
31.31712835, 35.35397405
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640)
- location of Roman siege camp (2) (30 BC - AD 300)
- location of Roman siege camp (30 BC - AD 300)
- OSM location of Roman siege ramp (30 BC - AD 300)
- Masada connection Mortuum Mare/Asphaltitis L. (unspecified date range)
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earthwork, fort, tower
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 70 G3 Masada
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Es Sebbe
B. Isaac, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Mark Depauw, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, Adam Prins, R. Talbert, Jen Thum, Herbert Verreth, and Johan Åhlfeldt, 'Masada: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687968> [accessed: 15 October 2018]
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