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The Ancients

Myths of Masada

Sun, 14 Feb 2021

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In 73 AD, 967 Jewish rebels against the Romans committed mass suicide atop the Masada Fortress. Or did they? In this second part of Tristan’s interview with Jodi Magness from the University of North Carolina, who co-directed the 1995 excavations of the Roman siege works at Masada, we separate myth from mystery. Jodi weighs the question of Josephus’ sole account of this event against the archaeological evidence, and the external forces which may have influenced the mythologising of Masada.Jodi is the author of 'Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth'.Part 1: historyhit.com/masada1

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