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title: Roman Camps at Masada
author: Dana Murray
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3978/roman-camps-at-masada/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2015-06-30
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# Roman Camps at Masada

_Authored by [Dana Murray](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/murrayd7/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Camps at Masada](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3978.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3978.jpg)

## Image Caption

Following the fall of [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/) in 70 CE, [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Governor Flavius Silva dispatched Legion X Fretensis - a veteran military unit - to eliminate the remaining centre of Jewish resistance at [Masada](https://www.worldhistory.org/Masada/) in 72-73 CE. [Josephus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Flavius_Josephus/) describes that the Romans began the siege by building a [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) around the fortress to prevent escape, and posted sentinels to guard it. Excavations have uncovered a 2.5 mile circumvallation wall surrounding the desert fortress, as well as fifteen towers lining the eastern and northern stretches of the circumvallation wall, and eight camps. This image includes two of these camps which were laid down around the wall serving as bases and garrison points for the troops.

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## About the Author

PhD student with interest in the art, architecture, and religion of ancient Greece and the Near East.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Murray, D. (2015, June 30). Roman Camps at Masada. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3978/roman-camps-at-masada/>
### Chicago
Murray, Dana. "Roman Camps at Masada." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 30, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3978/roman-camps-at-masada/>.
### MLA
Murray, Dana. "Roman Camps at Masada." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Jun 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3978/roman-camps-at-masada/>.

## License & Copyright

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