Masada (Israel): Access Stairs to Lower Levels of Northern Palace and Silva Siege Camp
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Issue Date
5/22/2016
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Judea , Israel , Dead Sea , Jewish-Roman War , First Jewish Revolt , Siege , Herod the Great , Fortress , Mesa , Northern Palace , Siege Camp
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This shot is of the modern stairs that visitors to the site may use to access the lower terraces of the Northern Palace. The staircase winds down the northwestern side of the cliff. The square in the fackground is the siege camp known as camp "F" or the "Silva" camp, after the Roman general who led the siege.