In the spring of 73 AD the rock fortress of Masada on the western
shore of the Dead Sea was the site of an event that was
breathtaking in its courage and self-sacrifice. Here the last of
the Jewish Zealots who, for nearly eight years, had waged war
against the Roman occupiers of their country made their last stand.
The Zealots on Masada had withstood a two-year siege but with Roman
victory finally assured, they were faced by two options: capture or
death. They chose the latter and when the Roman legions forced
their way into the hill fort the following morning they were met
only with utter silence by row upon row of bodies. Rather than fall
into enemy hands the 960 men, women and children who had defended
the fortress so heroically had committed suicide. The story of the
siege and eventual capture of Masada is unique, not just in Israeli
legend but in the history of the world. It is a story of bravery
that even the Roman legionaries, well used to death and brutality,
could see and appreciate. It was a massacre but a massacre with a
difference: carried out by the victims themselves. The story of
Masada has gone down in Israeli and Jewish folklore. It is little
known elsewhere and it is time to redress the balance.
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