The importance of Masada in Roman history and its impact on Israeli culture cannot be overstated. Yet, this new research doesn't diminish the significance of the siege. Instead, it invites deeper ...

Findings indicate that, contrary to the widespread myth, the Roman army's siege of Masada in 73 CE lasted no more than a few weeks. The study was conducted by the Neustadter expedition from TAU's ...

The archaeological discoveries of Professor Yadin show that Masada was besieged by the Romans in the fashion described by Josephus, but they do not tell us how the defenders of Masada were killed.

When the people feel that their God has abandoned them, or maybe it's their fault.... Chart of the fortress at Masada and surrounding Roman troops. When the Romans attacked Jewish citizens in ...

who occupied a large settlement in what is now the town of Burghead Sonja Anderson New research suggests that the Romans defeated the Jewish rebels at Masada much more quickly than scholars ...

After the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D., the Sicarii fled Jerusalem and settled at Masada, but four years later, the Romans laid siege to their city. According to legend, rather than ...

To find out how to turn on JavaScript, go to the WebWise JavaScript guide. A Day in the Life of a 10-year-old in Roman Britain Watch more videos Who were the Romans? Why did they come to Britain ...

Learn the songs for Rocking Romans! by joining in with the vocal and backing track videos. There are songs about Roman customs, Roman gods and goddesses, Roman pastimes, Roman buildings ...

Fragment of a payslip belonging to Gaius Messius, a #Roman auxiliary soldier in the Legio X Fretensis, found at Masada, dating to the time of the siege. It shows that most of his pay went straight ...

Historians characterize the Catilinarian conspiracy as the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire—which director Francis Ford Coppola compares to modern-day America. The Roman Forum was a hub ...

The Basilica of Constantine I in Trier, Germany, was a Roman Palace built in the early 4th century A.D., and served as Constantine’s throne room. Today, it serves as a Protestant church ...