Masada: The Final Fortress

In the waning months of A.D. 72, a Jewish lookout spied an approaching dust cloud from the top of his mountain outpost. He knew it meant only one thing—the Romans were coming. The alarm was sounded. The final fortress of Jewish resistance sprang to life. The war had come to Masada. The Stronghold Masada, possibly meaning “stronghold” or “fortress,” is an imposing mesa located on the