Masada, left, King Herod the Great's northern Palace, right, the ramp Roman soldiers built to conquer the fortress in the Judean Desert

Masada, left, King Herod the Great's northern Palace, right, the ramp  Roman soldiers built to conquer the fortress in the Judean Desert Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Dan Porges / Alamy Stock Photo

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2XG6WJ3

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51.8 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)

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5210 x 3473 px | 44.1 x 29.4 cm | 17.4 x 11.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

21 December 2013

Location:

Masada, Israel

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View of Masada, a desert cliff and fortress as seen from the west, on the left side of the cliff we see the three natural steps on which King Herod the Great built his northern palace between 31 and 14 BC. The holes in the cliff are water cisterns built by King Herod. On the photo's left side we see the Dead Sea, the Rift Valley and the Mountains of Moab beyond them, on the right we see the ramp built and used by the Roman soldiers to conquer the fort from the Jewish Zealots, Rebels or Sicarii who lived on Masada during the Great Revolt against the Romans from 70-73 AD, the Zealots lost in the end and died.. Masada, Israel. December 21, 2013