Masada

GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Masada
AI-created image

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:access gptkb:railway_station
gptkb:Snake_Path
gptkbp:annualEvent IDF swearing-in ceremonies
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds gptkb:Yigael_Yadin
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Herod_the_Great
gptkbp:builtIn 1st century BCE
gptkbp:contains gptkb:spa
gptkb:synagogue
Byzantine
Roman camps
mikveh
gptkbp:coordinates 31.3156°N 35.3531°E
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Masada_(1981_miniseries)
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Romans
gptkbp:elevation about 400 meters above Dead Sea
gptkbp:excavatedBy 1963-1965
gptkbp:features gptkb:castle
palaces
cisterns
storehouses
gptkbp:finalJewishStronghold gptkb:First_Jewish–Roman_War
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Israel_Nature_and_Parks_Authority
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Masada
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Siege_of_Masada
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Judean_Desert
gptkbp:location gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:massSuicide Jewish rebels
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:The_Jewish_War_by_Josephus
gptkbp:numberOfRebels about 960
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:Dead_Sea
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Masada_National_Park
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_District,_Israel
gptkbp:siege gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:siegeYear 73 CE
gptkbp:significance archaeology
tourism
Jewish history
Roman history
gptkbp:status gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:symbol Jewish heroism
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2001
yes
gptkbp:usedFor refugee crisis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Zorn
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4