Masada—means fortress in Hebrew. Herod the great built it as a winter palace. The same Herod that built Caesarea by the sea. Herod died 4 BC. In 66 CE a rebel group of Jewish zealots took over the location.
Masada—means fortress in Hebrew. Herod the great built it as a winter palace. The same Herod that built Caesarea by the sea. Herod died 4 BC. In 66 CE a rebel group of Jewish zealots took over the location.