Masada

This is the cable car we took up to Masada.
Masada was a summer home built by King Herod the Great.
This fortress is located 1000 feet high on the top of a mountain. According to the Jewish historian Josephus, 900 Jews were holed up on this mountaintop after fleeing from the Romans. The Romans built a giant ramp up the side of the mountain in order to seige Masada. Rather than be caught and made slaves, all 900 Jews committed suicide the day before the Romans were about to enter the fortress.