Tour guides leading thousands of visitors to Masada each year follow a similar routine: Where Roman troops breached the walls, they retell Josephus Flavius’s account of how a group of obsessive, ...

(JTA) — The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have ...

Politics, Birthright Israel trips and a powerful myth animate ‘Diaspora.’ Few places are as iconic in Jewish life as Masada, the desert stronghold where, as the story goes, a courageous group of Jews ...

As stirring drama about a small band of believers defying powerful oppressors, “The Dovekeepers” achieves its goal. Around 70 A.D., some 960 Jews who were part of a larger rebellion against Roman rule ...

Assembled in battle array below the great rock fortress of Masada, the 5,000 men of the Roman Tenth Legion begin their charge, superbly equipped and ready for the task ahead. Above them, behind the ...

Did hundreds of Jews really commit suicide at Masada? Historian Shaye Cohen compares Josephus' account with recent archaeological evidence. From "Masada: Literary Tradition, Archaeological Remains, ...

The main account of the siege comes from the Roman-Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, who described extended anticipation as the Romans prepared to attack. The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish ...