Masada
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: B. Isaac
Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, R. Talbert, Mark Depauw
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May 20, 2023 12:18 AM
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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
31.3163633663, 35.3537135856
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of Massada (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Masada located near Mortuum Mare/Asphaltitis Limne (unspecified date range)
- Roman siege Camp E' located at Masada (unspecified date range)
- Roman siege camp located at Masada (unspecified date range)
- Roman siege ramp at Masada located at Masada (unspecified date range)
fort, tower (deprecated)
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 70 G3 Masada
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Es Sebbe
B. Isaac, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Herbert Verreth, R. Talbert, and Mark Depauw, 'Masada: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687968> [accessed: 22 June 2025]
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