Masada—Myth and History
Trapped atop a remote cliff in the Judean desert, 960 men, women, and children were surrounded by nearly 8,000 Roman troops and their auxiliary forces. The year was 72-73 or perhaps 73-74 C.E. (scholars are uncertain). Vowing that these rebels on Masada’s summit would not escape, Roman general Flavi...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-33 |
| Review of: | Masada (Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019) (Atkinson, Kenneth)
Masada (Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019) (Atkinson, Kenneth) Masada (Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2019) (Atkinson, Kenneth) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biblical archaeology
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| Further subjects: | B
MASADA: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth (Book)
B Book review B Jews B Nonfiction B Jewish History B MAGNESS, Jodi |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Trapped atop a remote cliff in the Judean desert, 960 men, women, and children were surrounded by nearly 8,000 Roman troops and their auxiliary forces. The year was 72-73 or perhaps 73-74 C.E. (scholars are uncertain). Vowing that these rebels on Masada’s summit would not escape, Roman general Flavius Silva ordered his soldiers to […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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