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  title info:
    title: Masada
    sub title: from Jewish revolt to modern myth
  name:
    name part: Magness, Jodi
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nju
    date issued: 2019
    copyright date: 2019
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: x, 265 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates (some color) : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
  abstract: Two thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women and children, the last holdouts of the revolt against Rome following the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple, reportedly took their own lives rather than surrender to the Roman army. This dramatic event, which took place on top of Masada, a barren and windswept mountain overlooking the Dead Sea, spawned a powerful story of Jewish resistance that came to symbolize the embattled modern State of Israel. The first extensive archaeological excavations of Masada began in the 1960s, and today the site draws visitors from around the world. And yet, because the mass suicide was recorded by only one ancient author, the Jewish historian Josephus, some scholars question if the event ever took place. Jodi Magness, an archaeologist who has excavated at Masada, explains what happened there, how we know it and how recent developments might change understandings of the story. Incorporating the latest findings, she integrates literary and historical sources to show what life was like for Jews under Roman rule during an era that witnessed the reign of Herod and Jesus's ministry and death. Featuring numerous illustrations, this is an engaging exploration of an ancient story that continues to grip the imagination today.
  note: Jodi Magness.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: a-is---
  subject:
    geographic: Masada Site (Israel)
    topic: History
  subject:
    topic: Jews
    geographic: Israel
    geographic: Masada Site
    topic: History
  classification: DS110.M33 M23 2019
  classification: 933.49
  identifier: 9780691167107
  identifier: 0691167109
  record info:
    record content source: YDX
    record creation date: 181030
    record change date: 20190718165627.0
    record identifier: in00004079344