Author : Amnon Ben-Tor
Publisher : Biblical Archaeology Society
ISBN 13 : 9789652210753
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Back to Masada by : Amnon Ben-Tor
Download or read book Back to Masada written by Amnon Ben-Tor and published by Biblical Archaeology Society. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.