Back to Masada
Author | : Amnon Ben-Tor |
Publisher | : Biblical Archaeology Society |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9652210757 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789652210753 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Masada in the Hasmonean period -- Masada in the Herodian period -- Building materials -- Ornamentation -- Construction at the time of the procurators and the Roman garrison -- Construction during the priod of the rebels -- The eastern gate -- Building 8 (the commandant's residence?) -- The storerooms -- The large bathhouse -- The approach to the northern palace -- The northern palace -- The water supply system -- The synagogue -- The casemate wall -- Building 9 (hostel?) -- Building 10 : the western palace -- The small palaces -- The layout of the palaces -- The phases of construction of Herodian Masada -- Pottery Written finds -- Coins -- Other finds -- The battle for Masada -- Masada in the Byzantine period -- Archaeology and the Masada myth.