Smithsonian Magazine12d
The Roman Siege of Masada May Have Lasted Weeks, Not Years
New research suggests that the Romans defeated the Jewish rebels at Masada much more quickly than scholars previously assumed ...
The Roman siege of Masada lasted just a few weeks, not several years, say archaeologists
Researchers from the Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University have used a range of modern ...
EurekAlert!16d
The Roman siege of Masada lasted just a few weeks, not several years
Researchers from the Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University used a range of modern technologies ...
New Study Debunks Widespread Roman Myth: The Siege of Masada Was Swift and Decisive
New research reveals the Roman siege of Masada lasted mere weeks, overturning previous beliefs of a drawn-out battle. For years, historians have theorized that the Roman army's siege of Masada in 73 ...
Myth debunked: Famous Roman siege thought to have lasted years ended in ‘mere weeks’
The Roman siege of Masada at the end of the First Jewish-Roman War lasted “mere weeks” overturning previous beliefs of a ...
Cleveland Jewish News16d
Siege of Masada lasted just weeks, researchers say
The Roman siege of the Judean Desert fortress of Masada two millennium ago took several weeks at most, according to study ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency16d
New archaeological research shows siege on Masada lasted just weeks, not years
Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have determined that the first-century siege on Masada in southern Israel lasted ...
IJR5d
Roman Legion ‘came, Saw, Conquered’ Masada In Just Weeks
A newly published study suggests that the siege laid by the Roman army to the Judean desert fortress of Masada in ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs15d
Siege on Masada lasted just weeks, not years, new research shows
The main account of the siege comes from the Roman-Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, who described extended anticipation as the Romans prepared to attack. Aerial view of the ruins of Masada ...
Phys.org16d
The Roman siege of Masada lasted just a few weeks, not several years, say archaeologists
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 ...