Masada
During the Revolt of the Jews against the Romans in 66 CE, a group of 960 Jewish rebels lead by Eleazar ben Ya’ir occupied this site. In 73 CE, the Roman Tenth Legion marched against Masada. The Roman siege lasted almost three years.
Nearly fifteen thousand soldiers surrounded the mountain in eight siege camps and built a wall around the base of the mountain to try to prevent any attempts at escape. You can see one of the siege camps to the left of the cable car.