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Roman siege ramp at Masada

a Pleiades place resource

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The Roman siege ramp dates to the Roman siege of Masada in A.D. 72.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/89429547

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
31.3167038665, 35.3513709688

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Roman siege ramp (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Roman siege ramp at Masada makes connections with:

Roman siege ramp at Masada located at Masada (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
earthwork

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See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Siege of Masada

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Lucius Flavius Silva, Roman governor of Iudaea, led Roman legion X Fretensis in laying siege to the fortress of Masada.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Roman siege ramp at Masada: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2019 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/89429547> [accessed: 20 April 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/89429547 |title=Places: 89429547 (Roman siege ramp at Masada) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 20, 2025 2:17 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Roman siege ramp at Masada