Fall of Masada

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:action gptkb:Assassin
gptkbp:archaeological_findings artifacts and ruins
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:Yom_Ha_Shoah
cultural events
gptkbp:cultural_impact symbol of Jewish heroism
gptkbp:cultural_representation films and literature
gptkbp:date 73-74 CE
gptkbp:defense approximately 960
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:fortress
gptkbp:defensive_advantage natural cliffs
gptkbp:defensive_architecture walls and towers
gptkbp:depicts paintings and sculptures
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:plateau
gptkbp:historical_context Roman Empire expansion
gptkbp:historical_debate accuracy of Josephus' account
gptkbp:historical_interpretation symbol of resistance
gptkbp:historical_legacy inspiration for movements
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:First_Jewish-Roman_War
gptkbp:historical_significance Israeli national identity
end of Jewish resistance
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Josephus'_writings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fall of Masada
gptkbp:influence_on_zionism nationalist movements
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Zealots
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of freedom and sacrifice
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Eleazar_ben_Yair
gptkbp:location gptkb:Masada
gptkbp:memorials monuments and sites
gptkbp:method_of_siege battering ram
gptkbp:military_strategy siege warfare
gptkbp:narrative Jewish martyrdom
gptkbp:outcome Roman victory
gptkbp:roman_engineering siege works
gptkbp:significance Jewish resistance against Rome
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Lucius_Flavius_Silva
approximately 8,000
construction of a ramp
gptkbp:surrounding_nature gptkb:Judean_Desert
gptkbp:survivors historical interpretations
gptkbp:tactics approximately 3 years
gptkbp:tourist_attraction gptkb:historical_site
gptkbp:writings gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jewish_War
gptkb:Jewish_Zealot_Movement
gptkb:First_Jewish-Roman_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6