马萨达是犹太人的圣地,联合国世界遗产之一。位于犹地亚沙漠与死海谷底交界处的一座岩石山顶,北距EinGedi约25公里。其东侧悬崖高约450米,从山顶直下死海之滨;西侧悬崖高约100米。山顶平整,呈便菱形,南北长约600米,东西宽约300米,周围城墙长约1400米。通向马萨达的自然道路都极为险峻,最主要的是东侧的“蛇行路”(SnakePath)。
马萨达现在是以色列圣地。
成为了旅游景点及圣地,纪念最后一批犹太人在马萨达战败,大希律王建造的堡垒。
It's a tourist spot and a shrine that celebrates the defeat of the last of Jews at Masada, the fortress that Herod the Great had built.
大多数人认为犹太战争结束于74年,因为最终之战发生于74年,最后被攻下的据点叫马萨达。
The end of the Jewish war is dated by most people to 74, because that's the time when the final battle took place, and the fortress that fell was called Masada.
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