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0 of 1	CMC Quigley Library	PS3513.A56 A68 1981

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1981

Jove Publications

viii, 316 pages ; 18 cm

3) Masada

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Waldman, Neil

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Boyds Mills Press

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2003

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English

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64 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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0 of 1	Vail Public Library Juvenile Non Fiction	J 909.049 WAL

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2003

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Boyds Mills Press

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4) Masada: from Jewish revolt to modern myth

Discusses the history of Masada, from the building of Herod's Temple through its use by Zealots as a refuge from the Romans to its rediscovery in the mid-20th century.

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Magness, Jodi

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Princeton University Press

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[2019]

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English

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Princeton University Press

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1 of 1	MRLD Montrose Nonfiction 900	933.49 Mag

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[2019]

x, 265 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

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5) Masada: Herod's fortress and the Zealots' last stand: Herod's fortress and the Zealots' last stand

Two thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women, and children - the last holdouts of the revolt against Rome following the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple - reportedly took their own lives rather than surrender to the Roman army. This dramatic event, which took place on top of Masada, a barren and windswept mountain overlooking the Dead Sea, spawned a powerful story of Jewish resistance that came to symbolize the embattled...

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Yadin, Yigael, 1917-1984

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English

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272 pages : illustrations(part color),map, plans(part color) ; 26cm.

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1 of 1	Pitkin County Library	913 Y12
1 of 1	WCU Book Stacks	DS110.M33 Y33

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[1966]

Random House

272 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans (some color), table. ; 26 cm

[1979], [1966]

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

6) Masada: the last fortress

Author:

Miklowitz, Gloria D

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Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

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1998

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English

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Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

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1 of 1	ASU Children's (3rd floor)	Fiction M6364 Ma

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1998

ix, 188 pages, maps ; 24 cm

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7) Masada: Herod's Desert Palace and the Siege

As the Roman army marches inexorably across the Judean desert towards the fortress of Masada, Simon and his family and friends prepare, along with the rest of the Jewish Zealots, to fight and never surrender.

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Kanopy Streaming

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2015

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2015	Kanopy	Kanopy Streaming	1 online resource (streaming video file)	Available Online Kanopy	More Info Access Online

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After the end of the first Jewish revolt, three Herodian fortresses remained occupied by Jewish rebels. The most famous of these: Masada. Here, discover what archaeological evidence reveals about how an estimated 8,000 Roman soldiers encircled the mountain, built camps, and laid siege to the fortress and its 967 rebels.

8) Masada: Caballo de Troya 2

Author:

Benítez, J. J., 1946-

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FonoLibro

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[2006]

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Spanish

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4 audio discs (approximately 5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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1 of 1	Pitkin Spanish Collection	SPANISH BKCD B4673ma

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[2006]

FonoLibro

9) The siege of Masada

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A&E Television Networks :

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[2006]

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English

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A&E Television Networks :

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1 of 1	Lake County Adult DVD	DVD 933 SIE

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[2006]

1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

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On a mountain fortress, fewer than a thousand Jewish men, women, and children defied the troops of the Roman Empire. The Romans eventually battered their way into the fortress. But in a famous act of defiance, all defenders of Masada chose death over slavery. Using the latest scientific tools and re-examining archaeological evidence, experts are piecing together a new story of Masada.

10) The story of Masada

Author:

Gottlieb, Gerald

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Random House

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[1969]

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English

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155 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm

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1 of 1	Lake County Non Fiction	956.94 YAD

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[1969]

Random House

1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.

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Describes the two year archeological dig on the high rock known as Masada in the Judean desert, the site of Herod's palace and later the camp of about one thousand Zealots in their last stand against the Romans.

11) Escape to Masada

Author:

Jenkins, Jerry B

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Tyndale kids
Left behind the kids volume 31

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Tyndale House Publishers

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[2003]

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English

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1 of 1	SRL J Fiction annex	j JEN(Staff Retrieval)

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[2003]

Tyndale House Publishers

xii, 146 pages ; 18 cm.

12) The Myth of Masada?

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The Great Courses

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2016

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English

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The excavation of Masada?the ancient mountain stronghold of Jewish rebels against Rome?was a milestone for archaeology. Explore the discoveries at the site, hear the harrowing story of its defense, and contemplate the controversy surrounding the use of a first-century historical account in interpreting the archaeological evidence.

13) Caballo de Troya: 2, Masada

Author:

Benítez, J. J., 1946-

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Caballo de Troya volume 2

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Planeta Mexicana :

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2011

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Spanish

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1 of 1	Basalt Spanish Fiction	SPA F BEN

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Pearlman, Moshe, 1911-1986

14) The Zealots of Masada: story of a dig

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Scribner

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[1967]

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English

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216 pages : illustrations, map. ; 24 cm

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1 of 1	ASU Main (3rd floor)	DS110.M33 P4
1 of 1	WCU Book Stacks	DS110.M33 P4 c.2

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[1967]

Scribner

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15) Jerusalem's traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the fall of Judea

Describes the excavation of Masada, Herod the Great's stronghold built near the Dead Sea in 30 B.C.

Author:

Seward, Desmond, 1935-

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Da Capo Press

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[2009]

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English

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xvi, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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1 of 1	Aims Greeley Circulation	DS115.9.J6 S42 2009

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[2009]

Da Capo Press

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16) Revolt in Judea, the road to Masada: the eyewitness account by Flavius Josephus of the Roman campaign against Judea, the destruction of the Second Temple, and the heroism of Masada

"When the Jews revolted against Rome in 66 CE, Josephus, a Jerusalem aristocrat, was made a general in his nations army. Captured by the Romans, he saved his skin by finding favor with the emperor Vespasian. He then served as an adviser to the Roman legions, running a network of spies inside Jerusalem, in the belief that the Jews only hope of survival lay in surrender to Rome. As a Jewish eyewitness who was given access to Vespasians campaign notebooks,...

Author:

Tamarin, Alfred H

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Galahad Books

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1968

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English

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159 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

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1 of 1	CMU Main Books 3rd Floor	DS122.8 .T3

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1968

Galahad Books

17) The Architecture of Power: Episode 12, Masada: Herod the Great between East and West

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The Great Courses

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2018

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English

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2018	Kanopy	The Great Courses	1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound	Available Online Kanopy	More Info Access Online

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