The Roman Hammer – Vespasian #30

<p>The Siege of Masada ends here.... or does it? Josephus gives us pages of Eleazar's suicide pep talks, mass murder by lot, and one very convenient survivor who heard everything from an underground cavern. Archaeologists have since pointed out there's basically no evidence any of this actually happened, which makes it either the most dramatic event in ancient history or Josephus just writing a cracking yarn.</p>

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