It is an incredible story! It should never be forgotten.
Will Putin the Terrible's war of aggression against the Ukraine become another Masada of our time except for the mass suicide?
How did the inhabitants of Masada survive for two years? Are we giving the Zealots a bad name?
"... Following the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple (70 CE), the Masada garrison—the last remnant of Jewish rule in Palestine—refused to surrender and was besieged by the Roman legion... It took the Roman army of almost 15,000, fighting a defending force of less than 1,000, including women and children, almost two years to subdue the fortress. ...
The Zealots, however, preferred death to enslavement, and the conquerors found that the defenders, led by Eleazar ben Jair, had taken their own lives (April 15, 73 CE). Only two women and five children—who had hidden in a water conduit—survived to tell the tale. ... Among the most interesting discoveries is a group of potsherds inscribed with Hebrew personal names. These may be lots cast by the last defenders to determine who should die first."
The Zealots, however, preferred death to enslavement, and the conquerors found that the defenders, led by Eleazar ben Jair, had taken their own lives (April 15, 73 CE). Only two women and five children—who had hidden in a water conduit—survived to tell the tale. ... Among the most interesting discoveries is a group of potsherds inscribed with Hebrew personal names. These may be lots cast by the last defenders to determine who should die first."
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