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Masada (Modern Hebrew מצדה ''metzadá'' "fortress"〔; the Hebrew term simply means "fortress"; in Biblical Hebrew מְצָד ''mĕtsad'' "mountain-fortress; stronghold" from a root meaning "to hunt, lie in wait for prey". Gesenius, '' Hebrew-English Lexicon'' ((H4679 )).〕) is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa, on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea east of Arad. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of 960 people – the Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there. Masada is one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions.〔Most popular during 2008; (【引用サイトリンク】 title=Masada tourists' favorite spot in Israel ). During 2005 to 2007 and 2009 to 2012 the second-most popular, behind the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. 〕 == Geography == The cliffs on the east edge of Masada are about high and the cliffs on the west are about high; the natural approaches to the cliff top are very difficult. The top of the plateau is flat and rhomboid-shaped, about by . There was a casemate wall around the top of the plateau totaling long and high, with many towers, and the fortress included storehouses, barracks, an armory, the palace, and cisterns that were refilled by rainwater. Three narrow, winding paths led from below up to fortified gates. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Masada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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