Main entry:

Yadin, Yigael, 1917-1984, author.

Title & Author:

Masada : Herod's fortress and the Zealots' last stand / [translated from the Hebrew by Moshe Pearlman].

Publication:

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, [1966]
©1996

Description:

272 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans (some color), table ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 267) and index.
The challenge -- The task -- Getting to work -- The site -- The northern palace-villa -- The large bath-house -- The storehouses -- The 'apartment' or garrison building -- The byzantine chapel -- The western place -- The casemate wall -- The ritual bath (mikve) -- The scrolls -- The synagogue and its scrolls -- The remains of the last defenders -- Masada's history in the light of the finds -- The other side of the hill -- The dramatic end -- The pioneers -- The volunteers.
Accompanying maps: Welcome to the holy land -- Welcome to the holy land -- The rule of the congregation.
Translation of: Metsadah.

Summary:

'Masada is associated with some of the most frightful deeds of heroism in all history. Its recent exploration was more an heroic act of tribute to the past than an ordinary excavation ... Such a total involvement with the heroic is unusual and gives this book a unique quality.' - Jacquetta Hawkes, Sunday Times

ISBN:

0297747541
9780297747543

Subject:

Zealots (Jewish party)
Jews History 168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Essenes.
Zélotes (Secte juive)
Juifs Histoire 168 av. J.-C.-135.
Esséniens.
15.34 classical archaeology.
Antiquities
Ausgrabung
Archeologie.
Excavations (Archaeology) Israel Masada Site.
Masada Site (Israel) Siege, 72-73.
Israel Antiquities.
Israël Antiquités.
Israel Masada Site
Israel
Masada
Masada Site (Israel) Antiquities.

Form/genre:

Pictorial works (form)

Added entries:

Pearlman, Moshe, 1911-1986, translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 61258
Call No.: ID:85-B7375
Status: Available