Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Yadin, Yigael

Masada Herod's fortress & the Zealots' last stand by Yigael Yadin - New York Random House 1966 - 272 pages

Includes Bibliography

The challenge -- The task -- Getting to work -- The site -- The northern palace-villa -- The large bath-house -- The storehouses -- The 'apartment' or garrison building -- The byzantine chapel -- The western place -- The casemate wall -- The ritual bath -- The scrolls -- The synagogue and its scrolls -- The remains of the last defenders -- Masada's history in the light of the finds -- The otherside of the hill -- The dramatic end -- The pioneers -- The volunteers.

Illustrated on-site account of the author's archaeological expedition to excavate the Jewish stronghold that fell to Rome in 73 A.D.

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Masada Site (Israel)
Israel --Antiquities

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