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Rock fortress 396 m/1,300 ft above the W
shore of the Dead Sea, Israel. Site of the
Hebrews' final stand in their revolt against
the Romans (AD 66-72). After withstanding a
year-long seige, the Hebrew population of 953
committed mass suicide rather than be
conquered and enslaved. The site was
excavated 1963-65, including the palace of
Herod, and is now an Israeli national
monument.