Masada Israel
Masada (Hebrew for fortress), is situated atop an isolated rock cliff at the western end of the Judean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. These ancient ruins on a mountaintop in the desert are about 48.3 km (about 30 mi) southeast of Jerusalem along hwy 90, the scene of the last stand made by the Jewish Zealots in their revolt against Roman rule (AD66-73). The Roman siege lasted for 2 years, with 8 camps (many still visable to-day), with 10,000 soldiers. Eventually an earthen ramp, still visible to-day, was built by the Romans on the western side to break the siege.
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