Who would attempt to conquer Masada but the Romans? General Silva arrived with the 10th Legion and fifteen thousand Jewish slaves from Jerusalem, and methodically set to work building seven fortified camps and a berm, surrounding Masada on all sides. Then, unimaginably, Roman engineers began to build an earthen ramp from the desert floor to the top of the mountain. It took a year to construct the giant ramp using hand tools. They also created a multi-storied siege tower with a battering ram. Somehow, in a colossal engineering feat, they hoisted it up the ramp until it scaled Masada’s fortress
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