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We climbed Masada to see the sunrise.
We climbed Masada to see the sunrise.
Masada is where a siege by the Roman Empire led to a mass suicide of the Jewish inhabitants when defeat was imminent.
Masada is where a siege by the Roman Empire led to a mass suicide of the Jewish inhabitants when defeat was imminent.
The cable car at Masada is not open early in the morning, so if you want to see the sun rise, you have to hike up.
The cable car at Masada is not open early in the morning, so if you want to see the sun rise, you have to hike up.
The site warmed up very quickly, so we were glad to be exploring it in the first morning light.
The site warmed up very quickly, so we were glad to be exploring it in the first morning light.
A residential villa at the time of Herod.
A residential villa at the time of Herod.
Herod
Herod's Villa
Herod
Herod's Villa
A view from the Northern Palace.
A view from the Northern Palace.
Looking down to the lower terrace of Herod
Looking down to the lower terrace of Herod's Northern Palace
A view climbing town towards Herod
A view climbing town towards Herod's Palace.
Frescoes can still be seen at the Northern Palace.
Frescoes can still be seen at the Northern Palace.
View up from the Northern Palace
View up from the Northern Palace
Column detail at the Northern Palace.
Column detail at the Northern Palace.
The Northern Palace
The Northern Palace
Mikveh (Jewish Ritual Bath)
Mikveh (Jewish Ritual Bath)
The Synagogue
The Synagogue
The Casemate of the Scrolls
The Casemate of the Scrolls
Columbarium Tower (Dovecot)
Columbarium Tower (Dovecot)
The Breaching Point, where the Siege of Masada ended, when the Romans finally breached the walls with the ramp they had built.
The Breaching Point, where the Siege of Masada ended, when the Romans finally breached the walls with the ramp they had built.
A view from the Southern Citadel.
A view from the Southern Citadel.
The Byzantine Church
The Byzantine Church
The Byzantine Church
The Byzantine Church
Mosaic floor at the byzantine church.
Mosaic floor at the byzantine church.
A view towards the southern Citadel.
A view towards the southern Citadel.
Public Immersion Pool
Public Immersion Pool
Beth Midrash (Torah Study Hall)
Beth Midrash (Torah Study Hall)
Columbarium Tower (Dovecot)
Columbarium Tower (Dovecot)
A view from the Southern Citadel.
A view from the Southern Citadel.
The Rebel
The Rebel's dwellings.
The black line shows the original line of the wall before reconstruction.
The black line shows the original line of the wall before reconstruction.
Roman Camps seen from Masada
Roman Camps seen from Masada