Masada is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Israel. It is best known from a dramatic episode described by Josephus in his account The Jewish War when the Judean rebels in the First ...

For the first time, researchers have conducted a quantified analysis of the Roman siege at Masada. The team, from Tel Aviv University’s Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, used a ...

Admission to Masada is 27 ILS (around $7 USD) for adults and 13 ILS (about $3.50 USD) for children. To learn more about the Dead Sea, visit the region's website.