Masada: The Desert Fortress That Defied Rome

The Impregnable Fortress: The Siege of Masada Rising 1,300 feet above the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert, Masada is a majestic plateau that stands as an engineering marvel and one of the most powerful symbols of Jewish pride and defiance. Built by Herod the Great as a decadent winter getaway and an "impregnable" mountain stronghold, it later became the tragic final flashpoint of the Jewish rebellion against Roman domination after the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.