Informative Essay On Masada

What if you had to spend every day of your life anticipating your death? What if you knew the Romans could attack any moment, but you still had to press on? This is what life was like on Masada.
Everyday the Jews of Masada would try to live their lives in as much peace as possible while still knowing the Romans could attack any moment. In this paper I will be talking about the history of Masada, what life was like there, and what it was like for the Jews when they died. History of Masada It's unbearable to think about the terror the Jews must have been going through. The history of Masada was extremely rich. Masada was built by King Herod, ruler of Israel on behalf of the Roman Empire during the end of the first century B.C. Known as Herod the great he built beautiful cities and temples. He had built Masada as a home for his family with two large, luxurious palaces, a swimming pool, multiple bathhouses and several cisterns. There were storehouses full of supplies and weapons to sustain him and his family. After Herod's death a band of heroic Jewish rebels revolted against the Roman army. These rebels were known as the Zealots. They took refuge on the recently abandoned Masada, and lived normal, lives for two whole years. This was up until, of course, the Romans found their hiding
If all the Jews committed suicide then how did the story get around to us? Well, there's a very good explanation for that. While everyone else on Masada was cutting their own throats two old women and five young children hid in a cave to escape the fire and made it out alive. It is said that they were found by the Romans and told the story from their own perspectives. Of course you could assume that after many years of the story being passed down not every single detail would be completely accurate. We have found many artifacts that say otherwise, but that's a paper for another