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Back to Masada / Amnon Ben-Tor ; translated by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Jerusalem : Israel Exploration Society, 2009.Description: 314 pages : illustrations, maps, plans (some color) ; hardcover ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9789652210753
Uniform titles:
  • Ba-ḥazarah li-Metsadah English.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.94
Contents:
Phases in the settlement of Masada. 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 period of the rebels -- Access paths --
The buildings. The Eastern Gate -- Building 8 (the commandant's residence?) -- The storerooms -- The large bathhouse -- The approach area to the Northern Palace -- The Northern Palace -- Building 7 (dwelling?) -- 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 --
The finds. Pottery -- Written finds -- Coins -- Other finds --
The battle for Masada. The Roman army -- The defenders of Masada -- The weapons -- The date of Masada's fall --
Masada in the Byzantine period. Construction -- Artifacts --
Archaeology and the Masada myth. Myth and politics -- The excavations : the archaeological story.
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Phases in the settlement of Masada. 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 period of the rebels --
Access paths --

The buildings. The Eastern Gate --
Building 8 (the commandant's residence?) --
The storerooms --
The large bathhouse --
The approach area to the Northern Palace --
The Northern Palace --
Building 7 (dwelling?) --
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 --

The finds. Pottery --
Written finds --
Coins --
Other finds --

The battle for Masada. The Roman army --
The defenders of Masada --
The weapons --
The date of Masada's fall --

Masada in the Byzantine period. Construction --
Artifacts --

Archaeology and the Masada myth. Myth and politics --
The excavations : the archaeological story.

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