Masada
Desert plateau fortress
Masada is an ancient hilltop fortress in Israel overlooking the Dead Sea, famous as the site where Jewish rebels held out against Roman siege in 73 CE, ultimately choosing mass suicide over capture.
The name has become symbolic of Jewish resistance and determination: a Masada complex describes a mindset of fighting to the death rather than surrendering.
Fortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
watchtower · palatial · casemate · storerooms · cisterns · bathhouse · barracks · columbarium
Cultural arm of UN
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
restoration · antiquities · relics · mosaics · scrolls · conservation · ruins · discovery
Open resistance to authority
- fallenHaving dropped down
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- tragicCausing great sorrow
heroic · desperate · lots · dignity · freedom · oath · resolve
Of ancient Italy's capital
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- campsTemporary outdoor lodgings
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
resistance · breach · defenders · blockade · trenches · onslaught · catapult · sortie
Advocacy for Hebrew homeland
- IsraeliMiddle Eastern national
- oathFormal binding promise
- IDFIsrael's national military
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
resilience · independence · pilgrimage · inspiration · commemoration · steadfastness · patriotism · tourism
citadel
Fortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
battlements · watchtower · palatial · casemate · storerooms · cisterns · bathhouse · barracks · columbarium · fortification
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
preservation · restoration · antiquities · relics · mosaics · scrolls · conservation · ruins · discovery · volunteers
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- fallenHaving dropped down
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
tragic · heroic · desperate · lots · dignity · freedom · oath · resolve
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- campsTemporary outdoor lodgings
starvation · resistance · breach · defenders · blockade · trenches · onslaught · catapult · sortie · surrender
Zionism
Advocacy for Hebrew homeland
ceremony · resilience · independence · pilgrimage · inspiration · commemoration · steadfastness · patriotism · tourism · cable-car
- ancient battlesMarathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Zama, Battle of Marathon
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- ancient sitesPompeii, Stonehenge, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza
- Battle SitesGettysburg, Normandy, Waterloo, Antietam, Stalingrad
- fortressesfortress, citadel, stronghold, fort, keep
- Fortsfortress, citadel, stronghold, Fort Knox, Fort Bragg
Masadasurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulation · submission · Vichy · white flag · laying down arms