A Window at Masada

This photo was taken from a window in the ruins at Masada. The best photos at Masada would be from the air. Masada rises nearly 1000 feet high. Herod the Great built a palace and refuge here in 37-31bc. Later Masada became a refuge for 960 Jewish rebels who were surrounded by Roman troops. The Romans spent three years building a ramp up the side of Masada to capture the Jews. Rather than be taken captive, the Jews commited mass suicide. Only two women and two children survived to tell the story.