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A mountaintop fortress in the Judean Desert — site of the Jewish last stand against Rome
JudeaHistorically Verified
Dug up in the 1960s, revealing Herod's palaces and the Roman siege ramp still intact. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site — you can visit it today.
open_in_newA natural mesa fortress near the Dead Sea fortified by Herod the Great. In AD 73, Jewish rebels held out against the Roman siege until the end, when they chose death over slavery. It became a symbol of Jewish resistance.