Having personally walked up the ramp the Romans built, I can say it was quite the odd experience. And to walk the grounds and ruins of Masada, still standing, was very humbling. To think that 2000 years earlier, it was the site of such an event, was very hard to fathom while there.
Human ingenuity. Keep in mind that this technology was the bleeding edge of military technology back in these days. It'd be the equivalent of nukes or stealth aircraft in terms of how limited, expensive, and technical it was. Pretty cool stuff.
@conacal rubdur I'm guessing English isn't your first language. I'll explain. This comparison is called an analogy. The technologies are analogous vis-a-vis the contemporaneous military capabilities they grant, and one could also imagine the prohibitive costs. Roman siege doctrine is in no way similar to the nuclear triad. Agreed. There is no direct comparison.
@conacal rubdur So a comparison of contemporaries might be: the gap between Gen 4.5 and Gen 5 aircraft and the gap between two disparate ancient siege technologies, with the superior being the one here.
@conacal rubdur I'm sure you have a million reasons why I'm wrong to mention these two in the same breath, truly. It's a TH-cam comment section, though. You're looking at this through an electron microscope (though you don't support your argument whatsoever). Explain why it's vague and pointless. When you argue something, support it. I'll explain what others gleaned: From a broad perspective, Roman siege engineering was ahead of the rest, very far ahead. It's important to understand that sieges in the ancient world often determined the success or failure of an entire war. So when you consider that other civilizations didn't have the ability to design and build anything like what the Romans did, it makes sense that it can be thought of as cutting edge. They were the regional military superpower in the 1st century AD. What country designs and builds 5th generation military jets? Oh, a military superpower who has the technology granting them the ability to conduct air operations that others can't match? Did these cost their respective users a lot to design and utilize? Did technological advancement scale the same way it did 2000 years ago? (No, lol) Obviously other people understand that it's a rough comparison of contemporaries. You're reminding me of a galaxy brain freshman (who was constantly praised by high school teachers) who interjects in large undergrad lectures: "Technically, Professor, wouldn't this not be true because in my opinion it's ackshyually this way?" I TA'd a course with a well-meaning but insufferable student who had Aspergers. Sometimes it's necessary to be the ackshyually guy, but on TH-cam, like in undergraduate courses, it's pedantic. Have a good day, genuinely. I'm sure you have a million reasons why I'm wrong to even mention stealth jets and ancient siege engineering in the same breath.
@@AxeBearWhoCares While Im not sure on that, I think it was more the idea of not cornering a wild animal. If they've got a way out, they won't fight to the last man or as viciously.
IntenseWizardry that makes sense. That was probably the reason. I think there was another topic in art of war that had to do with treating captured enemies. That’s probably where I got that from.
Buckle up ladies and gentlemen the history battles are back! This episode covers the Siege of Masada which is arguably one of the most impressive feats of Roman siegework ever! This video is particularly special since I was able to partner up with JPWorthington Media to show incredible HD shots of the site today. Despite the remote location of the battlefield, we are able to fully appreciate the archaeological site and step into history. Please be sure to check out more HD footage here: www.pond5.com/artist/jpworthingtonmedia As with every documentary video, I'd also like to thank everyone for their support. A TON of resources and effort went into this documentary and I hope you enjoy. Next, I think I have my eyes on the Siege of Jerusalem which is a siege carried out on an even more epic scale. In the near future I will continue to cover various battles of classical antiquity but have super secret plans about expanding this scope. Stay tuned for that... trust me it will be epic : )
That's incredible. Just imagine being on that hill and seeing the Romans working tirelessly day and night to build that ramp. The ramp slowly growing and edging closer to your walls. That must have been terrifying! Crazy.
Wait! There’s more. The nightmare is not over. A rabbi will come up with a great solution to your fears. Let’s kill everyone hiding from the romans so the Romans won’t kill us! Great idea Rabbi. Hence the saying: Jumping out of the pan into the fire.
Yeah.... he didn't mention how the Roman's were scared to fight and ceaser threatening to kill any Roman that wasn't fighting with valor..... they were just as scared if not more
You have to admire the Roman "can do" attitude towards things, sometimes their siege works were just as formidable and extensive as the fortresses they were besieging.
Yep, but was funded by taxation of conquered peoples. The legacy of Empire is death, conquest, tyranny, and racism. Heaping adulation on its war machines romanticizes (pun intended) Empire. And it still crumbled under its own weight. WOLVERINES!!!
I'm tempted to quote Monty Python's Life Brian here but I'll try and resist. What have the Romans ever done for us? Well there's: - Latin based language, of which English is though with a large amount of German thrown in. - Democratic government, the Romans took a Greek idea and made it work more effectively. - Christianity, might not have taken hold without the Roman Emperor becoming a convert - Roads, Bridges and other infrastructure that previous civilisations in Europe couldn't match There will be others, that's just what I can think of off top of my head
Imagine if they had put that "can do" attitude to something constructive like building massive temples, pyramids or gigantic beautiful structures in their homeland instead of using it to slaughter millions. Yes they did make a few famous structures, but those pale in comparison to the massive monuments of antiquity. Ultimately the Roman Empire was a great bully that crumbled under its own weight.
What about all the engineering works like aqueducts and the building of roads, surely far more useful to more people and just as labour intensive compared to a huge stone pyramid honouring one man's life? The impressive thing about Rome for me is not that they conquered more of the planet than anyone before them but that they held it together for hundreds of years. The Mongol Empire, the British Empire, Even Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire couldn't hold their conquests together for centuries like the Romans did. Ultimately you are right though the Romans didn't know when to stop conquering and they were a deadly enemy to have. It's because of the Romans however that Europe is predominately Christian and that we speak Latin based languages like Spanish, French and even English that are now spoken globally by billions. I don't see ancient Egyptian or Phoenician being spoken nowadays.
American loves wahhabi bed Josephus was not a liar and most of his works are considered legitimate by many historians, some later Christian writes did interpolate his works though so you should blame them instead, Josephus is not a traitor per se but a person who accepted Rome’s supremacy after his people’s revolt was brutally suppressed, in this he parallels Polybius( after Rome conquered Greece) and can’t really blame him. Masada was not made up it is considered a real historical event that Is even corroborated in Roman sources and for which there are evidenced and is accepted by vast majority of scholars, it was the last stand of the Jewish revolt and subsequent mass suicide. I have no idea why you seek to deny this tbh, it confuses the rational mind.
Isaiah 47:6-13 [6]I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. [7]And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. [8]Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: [9]But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. [10]For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. [11]Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. [12]Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. [13]Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
The Third Reich specifically *didn't* out-build their opponents, and the resultant lack of sufficient tanks, aircraft and other war materiel was a major factor in their ultimate defeat. In this case, getting two out of three (outfight and out-atrocity) wasn't enough.
Probably not. Oppenheimer (American Jew), not Einstein (German Jew) lead the successful effort in the US. Nazis had Heisenberg but did not focus their efforts on his work. Then there's the fact that the US was a much bigger economic behemoth and could bring new tech to the field much faster. Nazis were toast once they didn't make it to the Russian oil fields.
Catherine H. Einstein had ZERO to do with the Atomic bomb. It's a public belief which is plain wrong. Also, without anti-semitism you wouldn't even have the nazis OR their rise to power. Hating Jews was one of their core beliefs and what made them a lot of sympathizers ALL over the world - not just Nazi Germany. Henry Ford was one of Hitler's most vocal supporters and he also supported Nazi Germany with Ford trucks. Btw, the eugenics (race biology) the nazis implemented actually were *American* ideas - look up Harry H. Laughlin. The nazis used *his* ideas about compulsory sterilization. Btw, in the USA they still had Jim Crow laws so racist laws already existed there. Check up the Immigration act of 1924 too which specifically set out to prevent "non-white races" or "people of lesser stock" to enter the US. Bear in mind both Great Britain and France had global empires around this time and let's just say that the locals under their imperial rule were treated harshly indeed. Hitler admired the British for their empire and believed he could make his own with them as a template. Anti-semitism was popular in most European nations and many occupied countries actually HELPED the nazis round up their jews. Vichy France, Hungary under Horthy, fascist Croatia, Romania under the fascist Iron Guard to name but a few. Even Poland - which had the largest Jewish population in Europe (hence why all the extermination camps were built there) - had begun implementing anti-semitic laws BEFORE the nazi invasion. The Poles were looking into adapting their own "Nuremberg laws" much like the ones in Germany before the war started. Roosevelt was sometimes referred to as a "jew-lover" by Americans wanting to stay out of the war whenever he spoke to support the British or others. Anti-semitism was definitely condoned prior to WW2 and hatred of Jews (check up Henry Ford's "The International Jew" which he financed both the printing and distribution of in 1921, several years before Hitler came to power in Germany) was heard in academic circles as well as many in the Middle Class. During the Great Depression many blamed "greedy Jewish bankers and their cronies" too. With that in mind this "exception in racist Anti-Semitic" belief is anachronistic at best and plain ignorant at worst. The whole *nationalism* and its adherents in many countries had this as one of their core tenets. People were still calling Italians wops and guidos in the US during this time, any oriental person was "Chinese" and good for toiling only. Blacks were lower than dirt. Fact is Jesse Owens found it surprising people in Nazi Germany came up to him to congratulate him whereas he was just another n*gger back home. Read his biography. So you're making up mindless speculation. No anti-semitism, no nazis. Btw, no Great Depression and Germany being particularly hard struck by that and you'd see no nazis in power either. Compare the votes the Nazi Party got in 1928 German election compared to the 1933. They knew who to blame and who they believed were behind this Great Depression... And like FREEDOMINATOR1776 says, Germany lacked both the economy (the Manhattan Project was a monstrous economic undertaking) , natural resources and government support ever to get close to an atomic bomb. Mind you some people doubted the Manhattan Project would ever produce anything and some "weapon experts" in the US Government claimed the "A-bomb will never work".
Lyinar Baeldeth "and more often than not, out-atrocitied you" THIS also made them A LOT of *enemies* and ended them. In the end their greed and brutality meant everybody hated them. The Goths rightly sacked Rome in AD410, especially after finding out that the word of a Roman meant nothing. Rome nearly folded in the 2nd century under increasing pressure from ever stronger enemies but were given a new lease of life thanks to Diocletian. There was never any doubt Rome's pyramid economy could never sustain itself forever. *Roads* is how Rome built an empire. *Bread & Games* kept both the Roman plebs and occupied people pacified. For a while. They also understood how to divide and conquer nations, thereby making them easier to defeat. Worked well in Gaul. The tribes were too busy fighting within themselves to unite against the foreign invader and by the time they did it was too little, too late. Local kings and rulers could be bribed to become Roman vassals. For an opulent lifestyle and a few trips to Rome local rules complied. Well, until the locals great tired of them. Like Herod for instance. Roads = communication Bread & Games = pacified population Bribed vassals = complacent "allies". As for the Third Reich. Its economy or natural resources would *never* win a long war of attrition. Even Hitler knew that. Pillaging is how they tried to survive. They had no other option since Germany had no empire. Unfortunately this also made them hated by every nation they conquered. When you make enemies wherever you go... It should be clear the poster meant Nazi Germany "out-atrocity" their enemies. Forget about the rest. Nazi Germany lacked the natural resources so it couldn't bl*ody well produce tanks and planes from material they didn't have. The allies had five times more aluminium. Without the Romanian oil wells Germany could never even had started Operation Barbarossa in 1941. Lucky for them Stalin didn't just invade the rest of Romania in 1940 (he just took Bessarabia) while the nazis were busy in France. The war would have been over for Nazi Germany in 1940 already. You can't run your tanks, trucks and motor vehicles on happy thoughts now can you. When the nazis failed to seize the oil wells in Caucasus in 1942 their timer was ticking... Anyways. Brutal empires can only exist so long. Odds are against them when they anger too many people. Some present day "empires" could perhaps learn from that.
This fortress was originally built by Herod as one of his palace complexes (he had several). It is estimated that he had enough water on top of Masada to supply 10,000 men for 10 years. He had collected this water in cisterns at the base of Masada, but no one knows how he actually got all this water to the cisterns at the top of Masada. The are remains of shinning pools (a common practice for Herod) as well as hot water and steam baths. This place as well as so much in Israel is awe-inspiring.
In regard to "corn"- this word originally in English meant a variety of grains: wheat, barley and rye, as well as maiz, which is what is now referred to as "corn" as we know it today. So the folks at Masada were not storing Maiz, which is native to the western hemisphere. They had wheat, barley or rye.
I had the good fortune of actually visiting Masada after Desert Storm ended. On the way back to the states, our ship stopped in Israel for a few days and many of us took tours to the site. Was really awe inspiring seeing the remnants of the fort and that incredible ramp. The amount of work it took was mind blowing when you consider they had no modern, mechanized equipment.
I visited the site as part of a tour while on liberty in 1985. It was indeed impressive, especially after I had seen the movie "Masada" just a few years earlier (1981). (USS KIDD - DDG-993)
@@ELCADAROSA same here, We docked in Haifa back in 86 for a week,and was given the opportunity to visit several places (Jerusalem, Casera, Masada, Dead Sea) It was amazing. I had the opportunity to return to Israel 3 yrs ago for my 50th bday and it was equally just as impressed. Thank you and God bless to a fellow vet. RP2 Haber USS Concord AFS5 85-90
@@garyhaber333 i did the math, man you went in as a young pup didnt you? I was trying to figure out a guy who was serving when i was 9 is less than a decade older than me
Guy Who Established Masada: "It took nearly my whole life, but I've finally found the most impenetrable location for a city imaginable. If the Romans could barely defeat us at Jerusalem, they'll _never_ stop us now!" _(a few years later)_ Guy Who Established Masada: "Ha! How will you kill us now, Romans?! What are you gonna do: Build _another_ mountain?!" Romans: _(proceed to build another mountain)_ Guy Who Established Masada: "Oh y-you think you're s-s-s-so _smart!_ But how can you kill us *if we're already dead?!"*
Most empires: We should retreat and come back when properly equipped Rome: AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT, I want a huge ass ramp going to the top of that town. Come on move it along ladies we only have 2 months
+LIGER ZERO flaming missiles are a Hollywood creation... it would be VERY difficult to make something burn then fly thru the air super fast and somehow not get put out... modern burning stuff is very complicated.
people speaking against jews, against romans and shit and i´m just sitting here like how the fuck did they manage to do these things, the entire landscape was shaped by this battle and remains so to this day, 2,000 years later.....mindblown
My daughter took me to Israel as a Christmas gift. We spent 10 wonderful days there and visited Masada - one of the bucket list items. That visit - as with every other place we visited - we deeply moving for me because of my 48 years as a Christian pastor. Places and events in the Bible came to life for me. Thank you Shauna.
General noob Nah, almost everyone resisted Rome so the fact that the Jews resisted too isn't very interesting. The effort of the Romans on the other hand is actually interesting.
@@rao3704 Romans are alive and well mate, go to Rome and ask how they're doing. You can also say Romans are modern day Italians, and they're still here, doing fine. You can also say that the Western world is the spiritual successor of the Roman Empire, we still live according to many of their customs and traditions passed down on to us. We're still here mate, still doing fine. Long live the people, long live the senate, and long live Rome.
robraver I agree - having spent a gap year backpacking around Israel, the Sinai and Egypt, I visited Masada twice (sleeping on the site both times (this was back in 1983/4)..... It truly is an Awesome fort and location.
i live in a small town in israel called arad which is like a 20 min car ride away from mesada. ive been to mesada more times then i can count and i have to say your video is more informative and entertaining then all the different tours ive had there. you gave me a new found appreciation for this small desert fortress near my home which is packed full of history
But I like the story of their first landing in the British Isles. Meeting those huge cliffs no one told them about and their progress watched by blue person on a horse as they looked for a beach.
The largest naval battle to this day was during the Roman times! People don't grasp the scale of war at that time when the world had a very small population compared today.
*shocked gasp* That's how sieges were conducted for millennia. It's hardly a tough guess that until some drastic technological progress happens, it will stay the same.
“Thus says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held- To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut: ‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel. - Isaiah 45:1-3 (700 BC) Cyrus the Great was then born roughly around 576 BC, became the Persian King, and delivered the Jews from Babylonian captivity. In which the Jews soon after built their second temple.. There's too many fulfilled prophecies in the bible to simply blow off as mere coincidence.
@Leo Peridot One could say that Jesus even indirectly alluded to the exact year of their destruction in 70 AD. th-cam.com/video/gBx5aZZU6Sk/w-d-xo.html
The 1981 TV mini series "Masada" is well worth watching - with quality actors like Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quayle, Peter Strauss and David Warner. We visited the site a few years ago which made it all the more interesting - the Roman camp layout is still clearly visible after the best part of 2000 years.
I’ve been to Masada. You can still see the outline of the Roman encampments. Trust me the Romans meant business and were ruthless. It is a awe inspiring sight to see Masada. Resistance is not futile.
Leo Peridot Is this a joke? Nuclear fission was discovered in the 3rd Reich and would have undoubtedly been expanded upon if were not for the war, the French fielded the first semi auto rifles in the First World War more than 10 years before the U.S adopted their semi autos, and by 1944 the Germans adopted the first assault rifle the StG44 that made U.S rifles obsolete for the next 15 years until the adoption of the AR10/15/M16. Germans had rockets, jet engines, infrared, etc. The only real point you have is about the bombers, US did have the best bombers. The best pilots were all German. Richard Bong ,the top ace in US had 40 kills while Erich Hartman the top German ace had 352 kills. Look up the list of the top aces of WW2 and you will see that the US wasn’t even close to the best, there were Romanians, Japanese, Russians and Finnish that all had higher scoring aces
@@Wombat_Astronaut german aces only stacked that much kills because they fought masses of unskilled soviets pilots and they dont get leave because they dont have replacement. they continue flying till their unit gets destroyed, lacks fuel or are themselves killed, while western allied pilot gets rotated home to teach new pilots. thats why new allied pilots can hold themselves against experienced foes.maybe the french had the first semi auto, but to make them basic infantry weapon, as in every GI is issued one? i dont think so. a german basic weapon or french is still a bolt action rifle. and the russian had the first assault weapon in ww2, the federov.there was less than half a million stg44 produced in an army of multiple million, Genius!!!! most of the time, poor fritz had to do with his grandpa's bolt action kar 98K ...fission is like the farthest u are from assembling an atom bomb. they spent shit ton of resources and and a small city of scientist and technician just to get the right type of uranium and in the sufficient amount. US spent material and made sure they have plenty of it. Instead of paying with blood. now that's what make a smart warfighter.
@Leo Peridot the British were pretty much absent in the pacific after the fall of Singapore. its the US navy that contained Japanese drive to Australia, of course in tandem with the Australian navy
This whole series was a masterpiece, and your reflections on the human side of the story - and your own human responses to it - really adds something. Bravo!
Read about the Greeks. Alexander's army built a land bridge just to lay siege to a city on an island. And alexander went first over the wall since his soldiers were being little cowards and not jumping the wall
@@seantanzey1129 That was impressive too, but nothing beats Caesar's siege work's during the Battle of Alessia. His legions built essentially a second fortified city to circumvent the existing one, in order to prevent any foraging parties. Same they did during the Siege of Jerusalem in the First Jewish revolt. Alexander was lucky in a way that his only major siege was against Tyre. He won his battles outside cities and then cities mostly surrendered afterwards.
@@ishams8979 You forgot the legacy of Rome The Roman empire spread Civilization along its territories Other empires just plunder and destruction... and what is left it's only bad memories
By the time the Romans besieged Masada it already had a sort of mystic quality to it. During the Maccabean revolt it had served as a sort of head quarters for the Jewish rebels, despite several attempts the Seleucid armies never managed to take the desert fortress and Maccabees succeed in creating a new Judaean kingdom .
Daniel Schindler Yes, it was started by Alexander Janneus, but that was well after the Maccabeean revolt, and the fortress we know today was built by Herod. So no, it was not the sight of some epic battle between the Maccabees and the Seleucids. Their HQ was always their hometown of Modi'in.
Your illustrations on the building of the ramp are the best I've ever seen. Like the rest of your presentations, it bears your hallmark detail, simplicity and entertainment. Hope you may do similar documentary(s) for Waterloo / Napoleon sometime.
Except the JEWS could not stock pile corn. Corn was brought to Europe by the Spanish Conquistadors in the mid 16th century, Almost 1500yrs AFTER the Siege/fall of MASADA. APPARENTLY most folks have never learned that. TOBACCO too, came from the New World. While the old world brought; smallpox, measles, mumps, chickenpox, and all the STD's. Not a very fair exchange.
I find it so sad what people will do to each other. When I saw the whole desert scene I asked myself "why would anyone even want that!?" So sad. Thank you for your excellent work.
I listened to the soldier chant song from the game Rome the Total War while I was visiting Masada. It was around noon and me being the only visitor by the ramp. It was definitely a surreal experience.
the purest language ever: Latin. it generated all romance languages. the religious influence. the poetry and literature. the art. the alphabet, the calendar. unsurpassed and never will be.
@@gioq4702 somewhat, I notice that Italian has some very different sounds than Latin, and the conjugations aren’t as similar. Learning Latin as an English speaker is surprising, so many English words have Latin roots or straight up Latin translations
@Robert Landin its always a good idea to put the name of the person you refer to in front of your comment otherwise we wont know to whose comment is referred. If it was meant for me I only tried to point out how isolated they must have been all cut off at the top of a hill, and that they were willing to die even though they did not have much to lose except their freedom
Extremely well done video. As a history buff, I especially love learning and studying about battles in the past, despite the sobering realization that human life was lost. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Keep it up, and great job!
Thank you for doing this historical battle. I appreciated that you included the serious effects war has on people. As playing war games is fun, real war is not. As WWII becomes a distant memory I hope the seriousness of it is not forgotten.
Let's not forget that this marvelous victory was achieve a few years after successful suppression of the Boudica's Uprising in Britania. They won two major battles in both edges of the Empire almost simultaneously ... !
0:47: "Simply put, the region was a highly combustible powder keg waiting to go off." … some things never change. *EDIT: Holy crap the entire edifice is literally still intact 2,000 years later!!*
What'd you think of it? I went there about two years ago and was was simply astounded. I didn't expect it to be that high, the Romans really had their work cut out for them there.
I was truly impressed when I went to the Masada. It inspired me to buy a gladius, and read up so much more on history. Then I found out that most of the story of Masada is fake www.bibliotecapleyades.net/biblianazar/esp_biblianazar_56.htm
This is amazing! And accurate too. As a student of archaeology for this time period I'm very excited to see the siege of Masada and the first Jewish revolt on TH-cam (in a modern context at least). So that you so much for what you do. Also, you may want to follow up with the Bar Kochba revolt in 132 C.E. A Jewish guerrilla campaign that held off (if I remember correctly) four Roman legions and when it was over the Romans killed or enslaved anyone who didn't flee and afterwords Jerusalem was empty for at two generations (again if I remember correctly). Again, thank you so much for putting the time into researching this. The history nerds, like myself, really appreciate it.
Glad you enjoyed! I am probably going to cover the Siege of Jerusalem that happened prior to Masada. I may cover the latest revolts as well but I don't have as much information on that at the moment.
Can you imagine the heat and cold they endured walking all those miles through the desert in heavy armor? These guys are some of the toughest people at the time, and 10,000 of them are showing up at your doorstep. I would shit my pants.
You do realize that the Jews weren't from Masada and that they also walk all those miles through the desert. And they did it without slaves to carry their stuff
@@samaramel3.674 no they didn't, that would just mean more mouths to feed for the supply system and more people to keep in check. They had mules and carts but those were not for their personal equipment. They had to carry their stuff just like modern soldiers. Not much changed in that regard.
In Masada they had plenty of water. In the desert around there was none. Think of the logistics. How much water do you need a day for 10.000 men and animals?
HOW FORTUNATE we are to have resources like this! Could you imagine trying to reconstruct these events the way these history geeks have? Even if there is the occasional extrapolation (though I cannot point to any) the narrative screams of factual documented veracity. I am so grateful for this channel and specifically the "Siege of Jerusalem". Everything you wanted to know about ad 70 is all there and you just take notes. FASCINATING!
In my country, History Channel only shows RealityTV about Hilbillies and pawn shops and something about sharks mow and then. TH-cam has them long beat if you ask me.
This is such a wonderful story I remember in religion class from my fantastic high school teacher. All 34 students in didn’t make a sound as he told the story over the next hour. Now many years later I teach my own students the story and all the pros and cons of the event. Think about the amazing engineering, the discipline and the Amazing ability to withstand powerful odds whether man-made or not. You did a great job thank you for this wonderful video
Considering that Masada was already isolated from major population centers by its location in a harsh, water less, and unforgiving landscape and it had a microscopic garrison, could someone explain in plain military terms why it was necessary to expend that amount of effort to eliminate it.
If one place resists, then they can spread the rebellion and be a center of operation. And if the romans don't take them down, then their military might will be questioned,feeding even more the rebellious thoughts. I guess you know the expression " to cut off the evil at the root" if I may say so. This applies here. Leaving one rebel town prevents the region to step down.
@@thibs2837 I understand the concept of totally crushing the most recalcitrant elements of the local resistance, but It would have been extremely difficult to raid the Roman controlled areas from Masada which mattered, let alone lead a rebellion from it because the very things which made it such a challenge to besiege by 10,000 Romans, also limited the defenders mobility. As in Normandy where the Germans flooding the landscape not only pinned in Allied mechanized forces, but restricted their own avenues for counterattacks.
@@dpeasehead masada only cannot take back the region but keep in mind that Romans were in "hostile territory", the narrator talks about the second rebellion that followed soon after the first one.
i've been there many times before, each time is special. imagining and realizing my own forefathers walking past the walls and structures. it's amazing how this place symbolizes the jewish endurance and stubbornness to survive and never kneel down. i heard many stories from historians and guides about the place and the battle, and you have made a very good and informative video.
@@christopherkershaw261 The crucifixion is just copying ancient blood sacrifice religions. Actually, there is nothing unique about Christianity; it's all cobbled together from older traditions. But even if you believe that Jesus did it for you, and he rose again after three days, then he didn't die for you; he gave up his weekend for you.
@@stevesheldon8616 So, which religions do you think Christianity is "cobbled" together from? You do know that it came from Judaism, right? And Judaism wasn't aloud to mesh with anyone's practices during God's old covenant with Israel. So what you're saying is, the eternal Word of God took on flesh through a virgin conception by the Holy Spirit, prophesied about for thousands of years, is born as a male child, raised in the grace and will of his Father (God), lived a perfectly sinless life, made claims that he was "from the Father" and that he and his Father were One, that he came to "fulfill the Mosaic Law and the Prophets", and to "take away the sin of the world", and then did miracles, raised the dead, healed the sick, cast out demons, resisted temptation 40 days in the wilderness to redeem the failure of Israels 40 years in the wilderness due to disobedience to God, and even said that he would show that he was who he claimed to be, the one and only Son of God and anointed King prophesied about in all the prophets and Law of Moses, said how he was going to die years ahead of time, and it happened exactly as he said it would, was buried for 3 days like he said he would be (like Jonah in the belly of the whale for 3 days. His words.), and rose on the third day as he said he would. And he did all this (and even more, I didn't touch on every single thing, this is a brief explanation) all to just give me a good weekend to look back on? My friend, bless you. I hope the Lord grows in your heart and shows you who He really is to you.
@@withastickangrywhiteman2822 As is typical with heights, the video doesn't do it justice. I'd find it hard to believe anyone would think it would be able to be captured and even harder to believe the Romans built a giant ramp and captured it. Especially in a place that looks like Mars for all the vegetation and potable water that can be found.
I can not help but feel doubt too. The video says the Romans were running low on supplies that is the reason they decided to take the place by force at once. So, if the Romans were forced to attack because of low supplies. how can they wait to finish such a huge project?
I love the way you put together all of your historical videos, and how you sneak in some total war shots ;) Just wanted to let you know that you do an amazing job with your videos and channel in general. I will always watch what ever you put out because our interests are so in line. I have an unrelated question that has plagued me for a very long time... what does THFE stand for ?
THFE originally stood for "The Halo Forge Empidemic" which was the first channel I was a part of on TH-cam. It revolved around the game halo and its custom map making tool called forge. I made this channel to explore new content and eventually just separated entirely. THFE stuck around but now I just refer to it as "Teaching History For Everyone"
That the strength with Acronyms. You can always change the meaning if needed. (I guess it a sort of backcronym however..) And I do like Teaching History For Everyone.
2000 years after Masada, Romans are gone ...lost in the pages of history. But Israeli Jews are still defending their land. Jews are the ultimate survivors. Perhaps there is no other ethnic group in the world which survived so much for so long, yet remaining unique. Never totally assimilated.
Invicta.... I think you put together a damn fine video. I read the comment by soaring phallus and replied to his comment. He seems to know a lot about the defenders of Masada and vociferously denounces your video as not being accurate. Well, if he is any kind of academic, he would know to cite his references that disagree with your contentions. The onus is on him. He is attacking the video. I, on the other hand, am a man of peace. I acknowledge your effort and think you did a smashing job on what I believe is to be the crux of the video - the perspective of Masada from the Roman attackers, not the defenders. I will be sure to look for more videos that you produce and may become a subscriber. Carry on, my good man!!
the tenacity of the Romans is very admirable, from the battle of alesha to the siege of Jerusalem and masada the siege works and encampment projects are the most impressive
i've been to Masada twice at the time of writing this, It's an amazing place to visit, thank you for the more detailed insight as to what may have happened 2000~ years ago
@@jaif7327 Have you seen the Palestinian Christians? They barely act Christian at all, they are a gambling trick. Lebanese Christians are legit though. I myself am Christian you fucking moron.
The defenders raised squabs (sort of a pigeon) for meat. Also, there are perfectly sized rocks literally everywhere in this region. The defenders simply lobbed rocks over the plateau edge when the Romans attacked.
"Sir, the mountain is unsuitable for a direct assault upon the walls." "Alright, so we'll just rebuild the mountain." "... You can't be serious-" *"DID I STUTTER?!"*
Have you ever thought about featuring any of the later Roman Empire when it ruled fropm Constantinpolis? Also the Mithradatic wars are cool being that they helped set up the events that lead to the Principate.
I don't know about the Mithridatic wars man, he was really a dumb king and general (how the fuck can you make your men climb a ginourmous hill with wargear and expect to defeat a fully rested roman army at the top? Veni Vidi Vici)....
Very interesting history! Love learning about these kinds of events which aren't really covered in a lot of places. The ramp/mound they built to breach the walls really reminds me of the siege of Ansi around 500 years later
Whats really incredible is whats left the cascade style palace build by Herod the Great on the top cascading down the side of Masada. The natural cistern. A cable car ride to the top ( or you can hike up) its a view like none other. From Masada echoes the heartbeat of those who love her. To walk where those so brave walked before, was extremely humbling.
I wonder if something similar happened at Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales. There are the ruins of a Celtic fort there, and it is not sure if they were starved into surrender or had the fort been taken by the Romans. Once again, thank you for yet another brilliant video.
Its incredible that that ramp and all the remnants of the siege are still there. Its as if after the siege nobody returned so that the site was unaltered.
Oh boy, a historical video involving jews. I'm sure this comment section will be full of well thought out and structured comments full of respect and awe for this part of human history. No way will anyone make any sort of controversial statements here!
Dex4Sure It wasn't their families that they killed. Women and children from the Essene sect were taken hostage by the Sicarii in order to force the Essene men to cooperate. Once the Sicarii held Masada they had little need for the Essene but for a work force, so only a handful of Essene men were brought into the fortress, but larger numbers of women and children were brought reasoning that they would be valuable as hostages to deter Jewish collaboration. Thus the husbands and fathers of the women and children were not among the Essenes held up with the Sicarii at Masada, but we're on the outside, and many of them had joined the work crew that was building the ramp. While Josephus rationalized that they would rather die free than be taken as slaves, the enslavement of the women and children was not a certain outcome or even a likely outcome seeing as it was not what became of the few survivors they did rescue. What likely went down was this: Since the women and children were hostages, the defenders of the fort simply killed the hostages once the defenses were no longer viable. Knowing that after killing the hostages, not only could they expect no quarter from the Romans, but they would probably expect slow and torturous deaths. Especially if the Roman commander decided to let the Jewish auxiliary carry it out. Long story short, they killed themselves because they were seriously afraid of what would happen if the husbands and fathers of the women and children they just killed actually got ahold of them. So probably wasn't that they'd rather be dead than slaves so much that they'd die than get their dicks cut off.
by killing themselves they denied the romans of making the survivors of the battle into slaves there was the mentality of the jewish people pretty much like the bushido code of death before dishonor and to jews its dying in the name of god rather then dishonor of slavery
The rest of the Classical world: "Come on Rome, you can't just *build* your way out of all your problems." Rome: *Literally builds it's way out of all of it's problems*
Incredible work my friend!!!! You should of gotten into how and what they built the ramp out of. The supply trains and supply posts along the trail were incredible. They used wood in layers with rock to build it.
Incredibly well done video, thanki you! I was visiting Masada just a week ago and wanted to learn more in detail about the events, your video was amazing!
@pyropulse I wonder how you would act, if rather than browsing youtube you were there. Having experienced the destruction of your nation, the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of your people, and the absolute profaning of everything holy to you, after having had to kill with your own hands your brothers who have surrendered to the enemy before you as they were forced to build what would lead to the final demise of you and everything left you hold dear. I wonder if you would let your enemy crucify you, or enslave you to entertain its people as you are fed to lions thousands of kilometers away from your holy land, or sold for less than a day's worth of horse-feed to serve some patrician family spoiled and fattened by the pillaging of your holy temple. I feel like you may have slightly missed the point Invicta was trying to make. And we do not glorify this. Suicide is a grievous sin in Judaism. We are deeply pained that our predecessors were faced with this horrible situation, and therefore we vow that we shall never let it happen again. I hope you can come to reflect upon your extreme insensitivity, and your apparently essentialist and racist way of thinking. Have a good week.
@pyropulse wow, what else could they do? Attack the Romans and kill 3 legionaries? This mass suicide was them accepting their death and preferring to die at their own terms instead of being fed to lions for the sake of enjoyment of the Roman people, they basically showed a huge middle finger to the Romans while taking the enjoyment of victory, looting and slothering from them, this was a brave act because sometimes accepting your death is require more bravery that trying to save yourself at your last stand.
The Byzantines like the Sassanids no longer had the resources or manpower to resist invasion by the Turks and Arabs after fighting for almost two hundred years many wars against each other, and against tribes of Avars, Slavs, Bulgar's and Huns.
@אהרון אברמוב 3rd all historical records show that the Byzantines and Sassanids had so depleted their resources, and manpower through decades of war, they were heavily relying on vassals. Most of those vassals joined the invading Arab armies rather than keep fighting in a never ending war between Persia and Byzantium.. .
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Having personally walked up the ramp the Romans built, I can say it was quite the odd experience. And to walk the grounds and ruins of Masada, still standing, was very humbling. To think that 2000 years earlier, it was the site of such an event, was very hard to fathom while there.
Human ingenuity. Keep in mind that this technology was the bleeding edge of military technology back in these days. It'd be the equivalent of nukes or stealth aircraft in terms of how limited, expensive, and technical it was. Pretty cool stuff.
@conacal rubdur I'm guessing English isn't your first language. I'll explain. This comparison is called an analogy. The technologies are analogous vis-a-vis the contemporaneous military capabilities they grant, and one could also imagine the prohibitive costs. Roman siege doctrine is in no way similar to the nuclear triad. Agreed. There is no direct comparison.
@conacal rubdur So a comparison of contemporaries might be: the gap between Gen 4.5 and Gen 5 aircraft and the gap between two disparate ancient siege technologies, with the superior being the one here.
@conacal rubdur I'm sure you have a million reasons why I'm wrong to mention these two in the same breath, truly. It's a TH-cam comment section, though. You're looking at this through an electron microscope (though you don't support your argument whatsoever). Explain why it's vague and pointless. When you argue something, support it. I'll explain what others gleaned: From a broad perspective, Roman siege engineering was ahead of the rest, very far ahead. It's important to understand that sieges in the ancient world often determined the success or failure of an entire war. So when you consider that other civilizations didn't have the ability to design and build anything like what the Romans did, it makes sense that it can be thought of as cutting edge. They were the regional military superpower in the 1st century AD. What country designs and builds 5th generation military jets? Oh, a military superpower who has the technology granting them the ability to conduct air operations that others can't match? Did these cost their respective users a lot to design and utilize? Did technological advancement scale the same way it did 2000 years ago? (No, lol)
Obviously other people understand that it's a rough comparison of contemporaries. You're reminding me of a galaxy brain freshman (who was constantly praised by high school teachers) who interjects in large undergrad lectures: "Technically, Professor, wouldn't this not be true because in my opinion it's ackshyually this way?" I TA'd a course with a well-meaning but insufferable student who had Aspergers. Sometimes it's necessary to be the ackshyually guy, but on TH-cam, like in undergraduate courses, it's pedantic. Have a good day, genuinely. I'm sure you have a million reasons why I'm wrong to even mention stealth jets and ancient siege engineering in the same breath.
They probably got the idea from fortnite lol
Sun Tzu Art of War, "Always leave an exit for the enemy to leave."
Roman doctrine, "Surround them, for they were already dead."
REEEE I want blood REEEE
Yeah, wasn’t Sun Tzu against the mistreatment of enemy soldiers?
@@AxeBearWhoCares While Im not sure on that, I think it was more the idea of not cornering a wild animal. If they've got a way out, they won't fight to the last man or as viciously.
IntenseWizardry that makes sense. That was probably the reason. I think there was another topic in art of war that had to do with treating captured enemies. That’s probably where I got that from.
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Buckle up ladies and gentlemen the history battles are back! This episode covers the Siege of Masada which is arguably one of the most impressive feats of Roman siegework ever! This video is particularly special since I was able to partner up with JPWorthington Media to show incredible HD shots of the site today. Despite the remote location of the battlefield, we are able to fully appreciate the archaeological site and step into history. Please be sure to check out more HD footage here: www.pond5.com/artist/jpworthingtonmedia
As with every documentary video, I'd also like to thank everyone for their support. A TON of resources and effort went into this documentary and I hope you enjoy. Next, I think I have my eyes on the Siege of Jerusalem which is a siege carried out on an even more epic scale. In the near future I will continue to cover various battles of classical antiquity but have super secret plans about expanding this scope. Stay tuned for that... trust me it will be epic : )
Did you release this on the Jewish new year on purpose or?
THFE Productions now that is some documentary level quality.
Just a happy coincidence I suppose
THFE Productions what about the history of the Roman legion series?
I plan on getting back to it eventually
That's incredible. Just imagine being on that hill and seeing the Romans working tirelessly day and night to build that ramp. The ramp slowly growing and edging closer to your walls. That must have been terrifying! Crazy.
Like a nightmare you can’t wake up from
Wait! There’s more. The nightmare is not over. A rabbi will come up with a great solution to your fears. Let’s kill everyone hiding from the romans so the Romans won’t kill us! Great idea Rabbi.
Hence the saying: Jumping out of the pan into the fire.
Ha ha engineer salary goes skaplush
Actually, those working were Jewish prisoners. Jewish defenders had to target their own kin, sadly.
Yeah.... he didn't mention how the Roman's were scared to fight and ceaser threatening to kill any Roman that wasn't fighting with valor..... they were just as scared if not more
You have to admire the Roman "can do" attitude towards things, sometimes their siege works were just as formidable and extensive as the fortresses they were besieging.
Yep, but was funded by taxation of conquered peoples. The legacy of Empire is death, conquest, tyranny, and racism. Heaping adulation on its war machines romanticizes (pun intended) Empire. And it still crumbled under its own weight. WOLVERINES!!!
I'm tempted to quote Monty Python's Life Brian here but I'll try and resist. What have the Romans ever done for us? Well there's:
- Latin based language, of which English is though with a large amount of German thrown in.
- Democratic government, the Romans took a Greek idea and made it work more effectively.
- Christianity, might not have taken hold without the Roman Emperor becoming a convert
- Roads, Bridges and other infrastructure that previous civilisations in Europe couldn't match
There will be others, that's just what I can think of off top of my head
Imagine if they had put that "can do" attitude to something constructive like building massive temples, pyramids or gigantic beautiful structures in their homeland instead of using it to slaughter millions. Yes they did make a few famous structures, but those pale in comparison to the massive monuments of antiquity.
Ultimately the Roman Empire was a great bully that crumbled under its own weight.
What about all the engineering works like aqueducts and the building of roads, surely far more useful to more people and just as labour intensive compared to a huge stone pyramid honouring one man's life? The impressive thing about Rome for me is not that they conquered more of the planet than anyone before them but that they held it together for hundreds of years. The Mongol Empire, the British Empire, Even Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire couldn't hold their conquests together for centuries like the Romans did. Ultimately you are right though the Romans didn't know when to stop conquering and they were a deadly enemy to have. It's because of the Romans however that Europe is predominately Christian and that we speak Latin based languages like Spanish, French and even English that are now spoken globally by billions. I don't see ancient Egyptian or Phoenician being spoken nowadays.
You'd speak differently if it was your body it would have stood upon.
If you ever let the Romans start to build, you were in for a wild ride.
Build what ?a mountain? Hhhh ok if israeli said do
American loves wahhabi bed Josephus was not a liar and most of his works are considered legitimate by many historians, some later Christian writes did interpolate his works though so you should blame them instead, Josephus is not a traitor per se but a person who accepted Rome’s supremacy after his people’s revolt was brutally suppressed, in this he parallels Polybius( after Rome conquered Greece) and can’t really blame him. Masada was not made up it is considered a real historical event that Is even corroborated in Roman sources and for which there are evidenced and is accepted by vast majority of scholars, it was the last stand of the Jewish revolt and subsequent mass suicide. I have no idea why you seek to deny this tbh, it confuses the rational mind.
Isaiah 47:6-13
[6]I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
[7]And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.
[8]Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
[9]But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
[10]For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
[11]Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
[12]Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
[13]Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
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@@messianic_scam romans still built a hell of a lot elsewhere besides Masada. Example: Alesia
This was how Rome built an empire. They didn't just outfight you; they outbuilt you. (and more often than not, out-atrocitied you)
The Third Reich specifically *didn't* out-build their opponents, and the resultant lack of sufficient tanks, aircraft and other war materiel was a major factor in their ultimate defeat. In this case, getting two out of three (outfight and out-atrocity) wasn't enough.
Nah they often outfought you as well
Probably not. Oppenheimer (American Jew), not Einstein (German Jew) lead the successful effort in the US. Nazis had Heisenberg but did not focus their efforts on his work. Then there's the fact that the US was a much bigger economic behemoth and could bring new tech to the field much faster. Nazis were toast once they didn't make it to the Russian oil fields.
Catherine H. Einstein had ZERO to do with the Atomic bomb. It's a public belief which is plain wrong. Also, without anti-semitism you wouldn't even have the nazis OR their rise to power. Hating Jews was one of their core beliefs and what made them a lot of sympathizers ALL over the world - not just Nazi Germany. Henry Ford was one of Hitler's most vocal supporters and he also supported Nazi Germany with Ford trucks. Btw, the eugenics (race biology) the nazis implemented actually were *American* ideas - look up Harry H. Laughlin. The nazis used *his* ideas about compulsory sterilization.
Btw, in the USA they still had Jim Crow laws so racist laws already existed there. Check up the Immigration act of 1924 too which specifically set out to prevent "non-white races" or "people of lesser stock" to enter the US.
Bear in mind both Great Britain and France had global empires around this time and let's just say that the locals under their imperial rule were treated harshly indeed. Hitler admired the British for their empire and believed he could make his own with them as a template.
Anti-semitism was popular in most European nations and many occupied countries actually HELPED the nazis round up their jews. Vichy France, Hungary under Horthy, fascist Croatia, Romania under the fascist Iron Guard to name but a few. Even Poland - which had the largest Jewish population in Europe (hence why all the extermination camps were built there) - had begun implementing anti-semitic laws BEFORE the nazi invasion. The Poles were looking into adapting their own "Nuremberg laws" much like the ones in Germany before the war started.
Roosevelt was sometimes referred to as a "jew-lover" by Americans wanting to stay out of the war whenever he spoke to support the British or others.
Anti-semitism was definitely condoned prior to WW2 and hatred of Jews (check up Henry Ford's "The International Jew" which he financed both the printing and distribution of in 1921, several years before Hitler came to power in Germany) was heard in academic circles as well as many in the Middle Class. During the Great Depression many blamed "greedy Jewish bankers and their cronies" too.
With that in mind this "exception in racist Anti-Semitic" belief is anachronistic at best and plain ignorant at worst. The whole *nationalism* and its adherents in many countries had this as one of their core tenets. People were still calling Italians wops and guidos in the US during this time, any oriental person was "Chinese" and good for toiling only. Blacks were lower than dirt. Fact is Jesse Owens found it surprising people in Nazi Germany came up to him to congratulate him whereas he was just another n*gger back home. Read his biography.
So you're making up mindless speculation. No anti-semitism, no nazis. Btw, no Great Depression and Germany being particularly hard struck by that and you'd see no nazis in power either. Compare the votes the Nazi Party got in 1928 German election compared to the 1933. They knew who to blame and who they believed were behind this Great Depression...
And like FREEDOMINATOR1776 says, Germany lacked both the economy (the Manhattan Project was a monstrous economic undertaking) , natural resources and government support ever to get close to an atomic bomb. Mind you some people doubted the Manhattan Project would ever produce anything and some "weapon experts" in the US Government claimed the "A-bomb will never work".
Lyinar Baeldeth "and more often than not, out-atrocitied you" THIS also made them A LOT of *enemies* and ended them. In the end their greed and brutality meant everybody hated them. The Goths rightly sacked Rome in AD410, especially after finding out that the word of a Roman meant nothing. Rome nearly folded in the 2nd century under increasing pressure from ever stronger enemies but were given a new lease of life thanks to Diocletian. There was never any doubt Rome's pyramid economy could never sustain itself forever.
*Roads* is how Rome built an empire. *Bread & Games* kept both the Roman plebs and occupied people pacified. For a while. They also understood how to divide and conquer nations, thereby making them easier to defeat. Worked well in Gaul. The tribes were too busy fighting within themselves to unite against the foreign invader and by the time they did it was too little, too late.
Local kings and rulers could be bribed to become Roman vassals. For an opulent lifestyle and a few trips to Rome local rules complied. Well, until the locals great tired of them. Like Herod for instance.
Roads = communication
Bread & Games = pacified population
Bribed vassals = complacent "allies".
As for the Third Reich. Its economy or natural resources would *never* win a long war of attrition. Even Hitler knew that. Pillaging is how they tried to survive. They had no other option since Germany had no empire. Unfortunately this also made them hated by every nation they conquered. When you make enemies wherever you go...
It should be clear the poster meant Nazi Germany "out-atrocity" their enemies. Forget about the rest.
Nazi Germany lacked the natural resources so it couldn't bl*ody well produce tanks and planes from material they didn't have. The allies had five times more aluminium. Without the Romanian oil wells Germany could never even had started Operation Barbarossa in 1941. Lucky for them Stalin didn't just invade the rest of Romania in 1940 (he just took Bessarabia) while the nazis were busy in France. The war would have been over for Nazi Germany in 1940 already. You can't run your tanks, trucks and motor vehicles on happy thoughts now can you.
When the nazis failed to seize the oil wells in Caucasus in 1942 their timer was ticking...
Anyways. Brutal empires can only exist so long. Odds are against them when they anger too many people. Some present day "empires" could perhaps learn from that.
This fortress was originally built by Herod as one of his palace complexes (he had several). It is estimated that he had enough water on top of Masada to supply 10,000 men for 10 years. He had collected this water in cisterns at the base of Masada, but no one knows how he actually got all this water to the cisterns at the top of Masada. The are remains of shinning pools (a common practice for Herod) as well as hot water and steam baths. This place as well as so much in Israel is awe-inspiring.
There are remains of swimming pools...Sorry
In regard to "corn"- this word originally in English meant a variety of grains: wheat, barley and rye, as well as maiz, which is what is now referred to as "corn" as we know it today. So the folks at Masada were not storing Maiz, which is native to the western hemisphere. They had wheat, barley or rye.
Thank you for specifying
I was confused by this, so thanks for clarifying
"Shibboleth"
In Scandinavian languages, "korn" means cereal.
And Ein corn, one of the oldest grains. Or also like you said, a corn of wheat.
On entering, ...the Roman General said..."we have won a rock in the desert"
like a hill in Vietnam nobody ever heard of
I think it was a British actor who said that.
Peter O'Toole as Silva in the Masada mini TV series: 'We've won a rock in the middle of a wasteland, on the shores of a poisoned sea.'
short sighteddog we just took iwo jima
@Adam Price almost certainly not and if it did it contributed what 0.0000001%?
I had the good fortune of actually visiting Masada after Desert Storm ended. On the way back to the states, our ship stopped in Israel for a few days and many of us took tours to the site. Was really awe inspiring seeing the remnants of the fort and that incredible ramp. The amount of work it took was mind blowing when you consider they had no modern, mechanized equipment.
I visited the site as part of a tour while on liberty in 1985. It was indeed impressive, especially after I had seen the movie "Masada" just a few years earlier (1981).
(USS KIDD - DDG-993)
Thanks for serving & G-D bless the USA
J.J. J serving what?
@@ELCADAROSA same here,
We docked in Haifa back in 86 for a week,and was given the opportunity to visit several places (Jerusalem, Casera, Masada, Dead Sea)
It was amazing.
I had the opportunity to return to Israel 3 yrs ago for my 50th bday and it was equally just as impressed.
Thank you and God bless to a fellow vet.
RP2 Haber
USS Concord AFS5 85-90
@@garyhaber333 i did the math, man you went in as a young pup didnt you? I was trying to figure out a guy who was serving when i was 9 is less than a decade older than me
Guy Who Established Masada: "It took nearly my whole life, but I've finally found the most impenetrable location for a city imaginable. If the Romans could barely defeat us at Jerusalem, they'll _never_ stop us now!"
_(a few years later)_
Guy Who Established Masada: "Ha! How will you kill us now, Romans?! What are you gonna do: Build _another_ mountain?!"
Romans: _(proceed to build another mountain)_
Guy Who Established Masada: "Oh y-you think you're s-s-s-so _smart!_ But how can you kill us *if we're already dead?!"*
@eedd sdsd Yes, it was also a palace, or had a palace in it.
@@markmcelroy1872 Nope, Jesus was alive at the time of Herod Antipas, not Herod the Great
@eedd sdsd Ironic.
It was just a way for them to flex their muscles.
Nothing about this revolt was humorous. Women and children were killed.
I've hiked up Masada and I gotta say, it's really something to see
Most empires: We should retreat and come back when properly equipped
Rome: AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT, I want a huge ass ramp going to the top of that town. Come on move it along ladies we only have 2 months
+LIGER ZERO flaming missiles are a Hollywood creation... it would be VERY difficult to make something burn then fly thru the air super fast and somehow not get put out... modern burning stuff is very complicated.
***** Thats a recent (WW2) construction... I'm assuming if they had glass bottles they could potentially do it if they also had strong booze.
***** Even so they would still have to get up there and break down the walls, the thing wasn't made out of wood, only that bit of wall was...
*****
slaves
*****
slaves are extremely efficient,
Btw yes, maybe they could have found a different way but brute force is a great way to be Roman.
people speaking against jews, against romans and shit and i´m just sitting here like how the fuck did they manage to do these things, the entire landscape was shaped by this battle and remains so to this day, 2,000 years later.....mindblown
There's a saying in the army that there's nothing you can't get done if you throw enough men at it.
+AzureDragon100 hmmmm
Read about the siege of tyre .. you'll like that one too
is it Alexander's invasion of tyre?
Yes
My daughter took me to Israel as a Christmas gift. We spent 10 wonderful days there and visited Masada - one of the bucket list items. That visit - as with every other place we visited - we deeply moving for me because of my 48 years as a Christian pastor. Places and events in the Bible came to life for me. Thank you Shauna.
Read the book or revelation chapter 2 verse 9 and chapter 3 verse 9
The Roman siege effort at Masada was a true testament to the power and ingenuity of Rome. Roma Invicta!
And the persistence of the Jews at the time to keep their homeland.
General noob Nah, almost everyone resisted Rome so the fact that the Jews resisted too isn't very interesting. The effort of the Romans on the other hand is actually interesting.
"Roma Invicta"
Lmao, let me direct you all to 410AD, 455AD, and 476AD.
Vanders thanks for the correction but Pergamon Rome inherited and the king of Egypt left it to Rome as well as the iceni which went badly
***** awwww, is little boy salty?
Jewish: Haha! We have high ground!
Romans: *Proceed to build the high ground*
Romans: We will exist forever.
Jews: Unlike the Romans, we still exist today.
@@holypig777 So do Romans.
@@rao3704 Romans are alive and well mate, go to Rome and ask how they're doing. You can also say Romans are modern day Italians, and they're still here, doing fine. You can also say that the Western world is the spiritual successor of the Roman Empire, we still live according to many of their customs and traditions passed down on to us. We're still here mate, still doing fine. Long live the people, long live the senate, and long live Rome.
Ima SingusChickenus barely
@@holypig777 why dont romans exist today a few months ago i was in Italy and i found them to be pretty alive
Masada was one of the highlights of my time in Israel. Well worth visiting.
Mine, too. Visited there a couple of weeks ago.
close second to reading a book while drinking a beer while floating in the dead sea
robraver
I agree - having spent a gap year backpacking around Israel, the Sinai and Egypt, I visited Masada twice (sleeping on the site both times (this was back in 1983/4)..... It truly is an Awesome fort and location.
@William Pilston plastelin?
@William Pilston palestine? like narnia?
i live in a small town in israel called arad which is like a 20 min car ride away from mesada. ive been to mesada more times then i can count and i have to say your video is more informative and entertaining then all the different tours ive had there. you gave me a new found appreciation for this small desert fortress near my home which is packed full of history
WHY, ''mr. shitass'' ???????????? WHY ?
Mt.12:34 (KJV)
Mk.4:9 (KJV)
I would love to go to Israel one day. So much history. Beautiful country.
@@signoguns8501 i hope you will come visit you wont regret it aint other place like israel in the world
Palestine will be taken back
You still alive or did you get paraglider of peace'd?
I dont think people truly understand how strong the Roman army was
But I like the story of their first landing in the British Isles. Meeting those huge cliffs no one told them about and their progress watched by blue person on a horse as they looked for a beach.
anhar miah your comment is stupid on so many levels ...
The largest naval battle to this day was during the Roman times! People don't grasp the scale of war at that time when the world had a very small population compared today.
@שי כהן Fake AshkeNazi and khazars converts
They rebelled in the strongest point of Rome
Luke 19:43 "Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side". Jesus Christ
Mr. Burns indeed
*shocked gasp* That's how sieges were conducted for millennia. It's hardly a tough guess that until some drastic technological progress happens, it will stay the same.
“Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held-
To subdue nations before him
And loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
‘I will go before you
And make the crooked places straight;
I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron.
I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden riches of secret places,
That you may know that I, the Lord,
Who call you by your name,
Am the God of Israel. - Isaiah 45:1-3 (700 BC)
Cyrus the Great was then born roughly around 576 BC, became the Persian King, and delivered the Jews from Babylonian captivity. In which the Jews soon after built their second temple.. There's too many fulfilled prophecies in the bible to simply blow off as mere coincidence.
@Leo Peridot One could say that Jesus even indirectly alluded to the exact year of their destruction in 70 AD.
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The bible was written in 250ad
The 1981 TV mini series "Masada" is well worth watching - with quality actors like Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quayle, Peter Strauss and David Warner. We visited the site a few years ago which made it all the more interesting - the Roman camp layout is still clearly visible after the best part of 2000 years.
I’ve been to Masada. You can still see the outline of the Roman encampments. Trust me the Romans meant business and were ruthless. It is a awe inspiring sight to see Masada. Resistance is not futile.
*Jews: It's over Romans, I have the High Grou...*
*Romans builds long ramp*
idiot watch the video
outline What’s Your Problem? Why so mad? He said the truth.
@@g3rn0m4ly7 nah
Angelo Cortez: Well Said, lol.
The videos words did speak truth.
- Masada is a testament, to how far humans, will go to kill other humans. . .
fortnite reference lol
Dang I have to give it to the Romans they were damn good at war and building stuff!
in their time. in contemporary times that honor goes to the Third Reich. the competition isn't even close
Leo Peridot Is this a joke? Nuclear fission was discovered in the 3rd Reich and would have undoubtedly been expanded upon if were not for the war, the French fielded the first semi auto rifles in the First World War more than 10 years before the U.S adopted their semi autos, and by 1944 the Germans adopted the first assault rifle the StG44 that made U.S rifles obsolete for the next 15 years until the adoption of the AR10/15/M16. Germans had rockets, jet engines, infrared, etc. The only real point you have is about the bombers, US did have the best bombers. The best pilots were all German. Richard Bong ,the top ace in US had 40 kills while Erich Hartman the top German ace had 352 kills. Look up the list of the top aces of WW2 and you will see that the US wasn’t even close to the best, there were Romanians, Japanese, Russians and Finnish that all had higher scoring aces
@Leo Peridot not to mention fighting on two fronts separated by two oceans a t the same time.
@@Wombat_Astronaut german aces only stacked that much kills because they fought masses of unskilled soviets pilots and they dont get leave because they dont have replacement. they continue flying till their unit gets destroyed, lacks fuel or are themselves killed, while western allied pilot gets rotated home to teach new pilots. thats why new allied pilots can hold themselves against experienced foes.maybe the french had the first semi auto, but to make them basic infantry weapon, as in every GI is issued one? i dont think so. a german basic weapon or french is still a bolt action rifle. and the russian had the first assault weapon in ww2, the federov.there was less than half a million stg44 produced in an army of multiple million, Genius!!!! most of the time, poor fritz had to do with his grandpa's bolt action kar 98K ...fission is like the farthest u are from assembling an atom bomb. they spent shit ton of resources and and a small city of scientist and technician just to get the right type of uranium and in the sufficient amount. US spent material and made sure they have plenty of it. Instead of paying with blood. now that's what make a smart warfighter.
@Leo Peridot the British were pretty much absent in the pacific after the fall of Singapore. its the US navy that contained Japanese drive to Australia, of course in tandem with the Australian navy
This whole series was a masterpiece, and your reflections on the human side of the story - and your own human responses to it - really adds something. Bravo!
It is pro Israel. Look at what and how he spoke about Germanicus and the Germans…
Romans and their building skills amazes me
Read about the Greeks. Alexander's army built a land bridge just to lay siege to a city on an island. And alexander went first over the wall since his soldiers were being little cowards and not jumping the wall
@@seantanzey1129 I personally doubt that a king, goes first during a siege
@@seantanzey1129 That was impressive too, but nothing beats Caesar's siege work's during the Battle of Alessia. His legions built essentially a second fortified city to circumvent the existing one, in order to prevent any foraging parties. Same they did during the Siege of Jerusalem in the First Jewish revolt. Alexander was lucky in a way that his only major siege was against Tyre. He won his battles outside cities and then cities mostly surrendered afterwards.
Sad, their culture by decades their culture change and called now.. Italy.
Where is roman empire now, in history only.
@@ishams8979 You forgot the legacy of Rome
The Roman empire spread Civilization along its territories
Other empires just plunder and destruction... and what is left it's only bad memories
By the time the Romans besieged Masada it already had a sort of mystic quality to it. During the Maccabean revolt it had served as a sort of head quarters for the Jewish rebels, despite several attempts the Seleucid armies never managed to take the desert fortress and Maccabees succeed in creating a new Judaean kingdom .
Masada was built by Herod. It had nothing to do with the Maccabees.
Seth is correct. It was fortified by the kings of the Hasmonean dynasty - i.e. the Maccabees.
Daniel Schindler Yes, it was started by Alexander Janneus, but that was well after the Maccabeean revolt, and the fortress we know today was built by Herod. So no, it was not the sight of some epic battle between the Maccabees and the Seleucids. Their HQ was always their hometown of Modi'in.
Building that ramp is one of the truest definitions of man power.
+LIGER ZERO 15 tons is different from 500.000 tons.
We don't wait to adapt, we change nature to the way we want.
Yup, exactly. Slavery gets shit done xD
...and then the weather starts to change,..and nature cleans herself of you and your arrogant kind,.and lives on,...rid of @@GreenAndSuited
@@gino9094 this wasn't slaves, this was the legionaries. Slaves didn't accompany the legions.
Your illustrations on the building of the ramp are the best I've ever seen. Like the rest of your presentations, it bears your hallmark detail, simplicity and entertainment. Hope you may do similar documentary(s) for Waterloo / Napoleon sometime.
Thanks for the compliment! In every documentary I try something new so I'm glad to hear you thought the siege schematic was effective
Except the JEWS could not stock pile corn.
Corn was brought to Europe by the Spanish Conquistadors in the mid 16th century, Almost 1500yrs AFTER the Siege/fall of MASADA.
APPARENTLY most folks have never learned that. TOBACCO too, came from the New World.
While the old world brought; smallpox, measles, mumps, chickenpox, and all the STD's.
Not a very fair exchange.
@@walksfletcher shut up.
I find it so sad what people will do to each other. When I saw the whole desert scene I asked myself "why would anyone even want that!?" So sad. Thank you for your excellent work.
The sooner we complete this mission, the sooner we can go home.
This is a MASTERPIECE of a video. As a History graduated myself, I find your contents highly stimulating and well sourced.
Really, great job.
I listened to the soldier chant song from the game Rome the Total War while I was visiting Masada. It was around noon and me being the only visitor by the ramp. It was definitely a surreal experience.
The Romans: warrior-architects
the purest language ever: Latin. it generated all romance languages. the religious influence. the poetry and literature. the art. the alphabet, the calendar. unsurpassed and never will be.
@@gioq4702 it is incredible to study Latin today and to see how much this language effected western civilization, and by proxy, the world
@@anon2427 yep studying Latin was good fun... To revive their spirit. Fortunately Italian is very similar, it's kept the vocabulary and phonetics.
@@gioq4702 somewhat, I notice that Italian has some very different sounds than Latin, and the conjugations aren’t as similar. Learning Latin as an English speaker is surprising, so many English words have Latin roots or straight up Latin translations
They've been playin a lotta fortnite lol
Your documentaries are better than regular documentaries you would see on t.v
I went up Masada a few years ago. The environment is a harsh desert. Amazing what people are willing to die for
They did not die for sand or rock. They died for an idea: "LIBERTY"
They died for freedom. Not to be enslaved.
@Robert Landin its always a good idea to put the name of the person you refer to in front of your comment otherwise we wont know to whose comment is referred. If it was meant for me I only tried to point out how isolated they must have been all cut off at the top of a hill, and that they were willing to die even though they did not have much to lose except their freedom
It was more fertile 2,000 years ago
this is a really fucking unique channel.
Thanks : ) I pride myself in producing unique, high quality content
Clean up you’re language
@@darrellcrawford1769 ehm, your'e, i think you mean your language....
Pissing off the Romans, getting screwed for the next 2 millennias.
So true!
At least they fought for what they believe in, not just accept Romans as their owners and convert to their religion.
Well, where are the romans?
@@EL-oj6uq in Rome?
Tell me, now where is rome? And where's Israel? There is no roman empire and Israel is the 8 most poweful country and a tech capital.
Extremely well done video. As a history buff, I especially love learning and studying about battles in the past, despite the sobering realization that human life was lost. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Keep it up, and great job!
Thank you for doing this historical battle. I appreciated that you included the serious effects war has on people. As playing war games is fun, real war is not. As WWII becomes a distant memory I hope the seriousness of it is not forgotten.
Let's not forget that this marvelous victory was achieve a few years after successful suppression of the Boudica's Uprising in Britania. They won two major battles in both edges of the Empire almost simultaneously ... !
0:47: "Simply put, the region was a highly combustible powder keg waiting to go off." … some things never change.
*EDIT: Holy crap the entire edifice is literally still intact 2,000 years later!!*
No shit I'm actually on holiday to Israel and going Masada to day. Wow this is a massive coincidence. Great video by the way!
Morgulvale not really
What'd you think of it? I went there about two years ago and was was simply astounded. I didn't expect it to be that high, the Romans really had their work cut out for them there.
Βουλγαροκτόνος1014 Is was amazing, the views were astounding. It was bloody hot up there as well haha but it's definitely a must see.
I was truly impressed when I went to the Masada. It inspired me to buy a gladius, and read up so much more on history.
Then I found out that most of the story of Masada is fake
www.bibliotecapleyades.net/biblianazar/esp_biblianazar_56.htm
Morgulvale at my camp the oldest campers are in a group we call masada
This is amazing! And accurate too. As a student of archaeology for this time period I'm very excited to see the siege of Masada and the first Jewish revolt on TH-cam (in a modern context at least). So that you so much for what you do.
Also, you may want to follow up with the Bar Kochba revolt in 132 C.E. A Jewish guerrilla campaign that held off (if I remember correctly) four Roman legions and when it was over the Romans killed or enslaved anyone who didn't flee and afterwords Jerusalem was empty for at two generations (again if I remember correctly).
Again, thank you so much for putting the time into researching this. The history nerds, like myself, really appreciate it.
Glad you enjoyed! I am probably going to cover the Siege of Jerusalem that happened prior to Masada. I may cover the latest revolts as well but I don't have as much information on that at the moment.
They didn't fight 4 legions they fought 12 (a third of the roman army). Two of which would be completely destroyed.
Can you imagine the heat and cold they endured walking all those miles through the desert in heavy armor? These guys are some of the toughest people at the time, and 10,000 of them are showing up at your doorstep. I would shit my pants.
Kalel Kent
thats nothing!!!
theres thousands. & thousands. coming to invade north from CENTRAL AMERICA
I GUESS WE GOING TO COMMITTING SUICIDE TO....
Oh I am sure a lot of those soldiers had "helpers" aka "slaves" to carry their gear on their journey...
You do realize that the Jews weren't from Masada and that they also walk all those miles through the desert. And they did it without slaves to carry their stuff
@@samaramel3.674 no they didn't, that would just mean more mouths to feed for the supply system and more people to keep in check. They had mules and carts but those were not for their personal equipment. They had to carry their stuff just like modern soldiers. Not much changed in that regard.
In Masada they had plenty of water. In the desert around there was none. Think of the logistics. How much water do you need a day for 10.000 men and animals?
HOW FORTUNATE we are to have resources like this! Could you imagine trying to reconstruct these events the way these history geeks have? Even if there is the occasional extrapolation (though I cannot point to any) the narrative screams of factual documented veracity. I am so grateful for this channel and specifically the "Siege of Jerusalem". Everything you wanted to know about ad 70 is all there and you just take notes. FASCINATING!
What I really admire about your content is that you highlight the human tragedy in it all so that it is not forgotten or overlooked. Thank you.
He was more pro Roman when it was about Germanic wars.
History channel better watch out, THFE productions is on the rise.
In my country, History Channel only shows RealityTV about Hilbillies and pawn shops and something about sharks mow and then. TH-cam has them long beat if you ask me.
This is absolutely brilliant. You got yourself a subscriber.
This is such a wonderful story I remember in religion class from my fantastic high school teacher. All 34 students in didn’t make a sound as he told the story over the next hour.
Now many years later I teach my own students the story and all the pros and cons of the event. Think about the amazing engineering, the discipline and the Amazing ability to withstand powerful odds whether man-made or not.
You did a great job thank you for this wonderful video
This was fantastic! Well done! I loved also that you used video about the real location (you should do it again in th future :)).
This was a bit of a unique opportunity but I'll see if I can get similar footage in the future
THFE Productions
I see. I hope you will be! :) It just gave an even better wibe to the video.
got patreon? would like to support this, Mr. Oakley Attenborough. :)
not yet but I may set one up in the future
I doubt there are many historical battle sites preserved this well and vividly over the years.
I was really impressed by the content and quality of this video, a lot of effort went into this!
This is mind boggling even today. The Romans were brilliantly stubborn.
The mongols tooked intelectuals from their conquest to serve then as máster, i gess that they were aware of the culture tresaure they could get.
Considering that Masada was already isolated from major population centers by its location in a harsh, water less, and unforgiving landscape and it had a microscopic garrison, could someone explain in plain military terms why it was necessary to expend that amount of effort to eliminate it.
PEEPER57 hate
If one place resists, then they can spread the rebellion and be a center of operation.
And if the romans don't take them down, then their military might will be questioned,feeding even more the rebellious thoughts.
I guess you know the expression " to cut off the evil at the root" if I may say so. This applies here. Leaving one rebel town prevents the region to step down.
@@thibs2837 I understand the concept of totally crushing the most recalcitrant elements of the local resistance, but It would have been extremely difficult to raid the Roman controlled areas from Masada which mattered, let alone lead a rebellion from it because the very things which made it such a challenge to besiege by 10,000 Romans, also limited the defenders mobility. As in Normandy where the Germans flooding the landscape not only pinned in Allied mechanized forces, but restricted their own avenues for counterattacks.
@@dpeasehead masada only cannot take back the region but keep in mind that Romans were in "hostile territory", the narrator talks about the second rebellion that followed soon after the first one.
That is my question too! Boggles the mind.
Thank you for educating me about this unbelievable war effort. I feel like I can do with my own life after watching this.
-Love from Bangladesh!
i've been there many times before, each time is special. imagining and realizing my own forefathers walking past the walls and structures. it's amazing how this place symbolizes the jewish endurance and stubbornness to survive and never kneel down. i heard many stories from historians and guides about the place and the battle, and you have made a very good and informative video.
Jewish Rebels: “it’s over Romans, we have the high ground.”
Romans: “you underestimate my power!”
Hail, Darth Silva!
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@@DartLuke - You can't take anything in French you hear seriously. It all just sounds gay.
@@fleetcenturion sorry didn't found this moment on english. I can link russian version
@@DartLuke - Please don't.
There is a reason if even Jesus said:" Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's".
If only the Jews listened…😂
Yeah, he was trying not to get himself crucified.
@@stevesheldon8616 No my friend, because that's the very reason he had come.
@@christopherkershaw261 The crucifixion is just copying ancient blood sacrifice religions. Actually, there is nothing unique about Christianity; it's all cobbled together from older traditions. But even if you believe that Jesus did it for you, and he rose again after three days, then he didn't die for you; he gave up his weekend for you.
@@stevesheldon8616 So, which religions do you think Christianity is "cobbled" together from? You do know that it came from Judaism, right? And Judaism wasn't aloud to mesh with anyone's practices during God's old covenant with Israel.
So what you're saying is, the eternal Word of God took on flesh through a virgin conception by the Holy Spirit, prophesied about for thousands of years, is born as a male child, raised in the grace and will of his Father (God), lived a perfectly sinless life, made claims that he was "from the Father" and that he and his Father were One, that he came to "fulfill the Mosaic Law and the Prophets", and to "take away the sin of the world", and then did miracles, raised the dead, healed the sick, cast out demons, resisted temptation 40 days in the wilderness to redeem the failure of Israels 40 years in the wilderness due to disobedience to God, and even said that he would show that he was who he claimed to be, the one and only Son of God and anointed King prophesied about in all the prophets and Law of Moses, said how he was going to die years ahead of time, and it happened exactly as he said it would, was buried for 3 days like he said he would be (like Jonah in the belly of the whale for 3 days. His words.), and rose on the third day as he said he would. And he did all this (and even more, I didn't touch on every single thing, this is a brief explanation) all to just give me a good weekend to look back on?
My friend, bless you. I hope the Lord grows in your heart and shows you who He really is to you.
I visited Masada in 1987. I took the cable car to the top and beat it coming down, by running down the snake path. Very interesting place.
Do you feel that place should be hard to capture?
@@withastickangrywhiteman2822 As is typical with heights, the video doesn't do it justice. I'd find it hard to believe anyone would think it would be able to be captured and even harder to believe the Romans built a giant ramp and captured it. Especially in a place that looks like Mars for all the vegetation and potable water that can be found.
I can not help but feel doubt too. The video says the Romans were running low on supplies that is the reason they decided to take the place by force at once. So, if the Romans were forced to attack because of low supplies. how can they wait to finish such a huge project?
Interesting, but not a place where warriors once stood.
Did exactly the same in 2000! Impressive place.
I love the way you put together all of your historical videos, and how you sneak in some total war shots ;) Just wanted to let you know that you do an amazing job with your videos and channel in general. I will always watch what ever you put out because our interests are so in line. I have an unrelated question that has plagued me for a very long time... what does THFE stand for ?
THFE originally stood for "The Halo Forge Empidemic" which was the first channel I was a part of on TH-cam. It revolved around the game halo and its custom map making tool called forge. I made this channel to explore new content and eventually just separated entirely. THFE stuck around but now I just refer to it as "Teaching History For Everyone"
That the strength with Acronyms. You can always change the meaning if needed. (I guess it a sort of backcronym however..)
And I do like Teaching History For Everyone.
Alexander the Great had the same problem with Tyros 400 years before and showed the way
The siege of tyre?
Guy turned an island into a peninsula, and it has remained that way until today
The first ever causeway in the world
Tyre (Sur)
Of
Lebanon today
=
Phoenicia/Canaan of Ancient times
@@dsk71 Founding city of Carthage.
@@Gracchi
Yes, that's right (in a way).
Carthage was founded by Elissa (Dido) whose husband was killed by the King of Tyre (her brother)
2000 years after Masada, Romans are gone ...lost in the pages of history.
But Israeli Jews are still defending their land. Jews are the ultimate survivors.
Perhaps there is no other ethnic group in the world which survived so much for so long, yet remaining unique. Never totally assimilated.
Invicta.... I think you put together a damn fine video. I read the comment by soaring phallus and replied to his comment. He seems to know a lot about the defenders of Masada and vociferously denounces your video as not being accurate. Well, if he is any kind of academic, he would know to cite his references that disagree with your contentions. The onus is on him. He is attacking the video.
I, on the other hand, am a man of peace. I acknowledge your effort and think you did a smashing job on what I believe is to be the crux of the video - the perspective of Masada from the Roman attackers, not the defenders. I will be sure to look for more videos that you produce and may become a subscriber. Carry on, my good man!!
the tenacity of the Romans is very admirable, from the battle of alesha to the siege of Jerusalem and masada the siege works and encampment projects are the most impressive
i've been to Masada twice at the time of writing this, It's an amazing place to visit, thank you for the more detailed insight as to what may have happened 2000~ years ago
I had the pleasure of visiting Masada twice. The view from on top was awesome. I STAND WITH ISRAEL🇮🇱 GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU
you must be an evangelical lol they don’t love you back. Your christian palestinian brothers are dying there as well
@@jaif7327 Have you seen the Palestinian Christians? They barely act Christian at all, they are a gambling trick. Lebanese Christians are legit though. I myself am Christian you fucking moron.
The defenders raised squabs (sort of a pigeon) for meat. Also, there are perfectly sized rocks literally everywhere in this region. The defenders simply lobbed rocks over the plateau edge when the Romans attacked.
"Sir, the mountain is unsuitable for a direct assault upon the walls."
"Alright, so we'll just rebuild the mountain."
"... You can't be serious-"
*"DID I STUTTER?!"*
Have you ever thought about featuring any of the later Roman Empire when it ruled fropm Constantinpolis? Also the Mithradatic wars are cool being that they helped set up the events that lead to the Principate.
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I was thinking more about Roman glory. Not ignoble defeat like Adrianople.
I don't know about the Mithridatic wars man, he was really a dumb king and general (how the fuck can you make your men climb a ginourmous hill with wargear and expect to defeat a fully rested roman army at the top? Veni Vidi Vici)....
He was a poor general but he had a knack for diplomacy few have ever compared to.
KiljiArslan true
Roman war machine was truly a beast. Unprecedented even today.
They levelled off a mountain for god's sake
Your cinematography is amazing m8
Had the pleasure of visiting there with my wife and was a very incredible part of our visit to Israel. 👍👍
Very interesting history! Love learning about these kinds of events which aren't really covered in a lot of places. The ramp/mound they built to breach the walls really reminds me of the siege of Ansi around 500 years later
Whats really incredible is whats left the cascade style palace build by Herod the Great on the top cascading down the side of Masada. The natural cistern. A cable car ride to the top ( or you can hike up) its a view like none other.
From Masada echoes the heartbeat of those who love her. To walk where those so brave walked before, was extremely humbling.
Rewatched this just now. Excellent work much appreciated.
This channel is awesome, just sayin. love the total war-esque graphics to accompany the story
glad you enjoyed, these videos are awesome to make too
already watched like 4 or 5. bye thursday night haha
The graphics ARE from Rome 2 Total War, nevertheless u found urself a new subscriber.
...min 16:04..."to the lenghts our species would go to kill one another"...that's your human history in a nutshell...
😢and so sad
I wonder if something similar happened at Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales. There are the ruins of a Celtic fort there, and it is not sure if they were starved into surrender or had the fort been taken by the Romans. Once again, thank you for yet another brilliant video.
Its incredible that that ramp and all the remnants of the siege are still there. Its as if after the siege nobody returned so that the site was unaltered.
Rome. Badassery incarnate.
Rome is dust, and we're still here.
Badassery didn't save them.
@@SaxonYear410 2000 years is good enough
@@TimmacTR 2000 years? Cute, we've been here for over 3000 years.
@@TimmacTR I concede. They're over 320 million years old. I understand why you'd want to identify with them. Badass that you are.
@@SaxonYear410 Cockroaches didn't have a civilization.
Oh boy, a historical video involving jews. I'm sure this comment section will be full of well thought out and structured comments full of respect and awe for this part of human history. No way will anyone make any sort of controversial statements here!
finally a humorous comment lol
Your videos are amazing! Thank you soooo much for all of your work!
>Heroic last stand
>They all killed themselves
Wat?
Furry Stalker Well, I didn't say it is bad what they did, I probably would have done the same, but it is definitely not Heroic :D
They didn't really hold as much as waited for the awesome bridge to be built
Dex4Sure It wasn't their families that they killed. Women and children from the Essene sect were taken hostage by the Sicarii in order to force the Essene men to cooperate. Once the Sicarii held Masada they had little need for the Essene but for a work force, so only a handful of Essene men were brought into the fortress, but larger numbers of women and children were brought reasoning that they would be valuable as hostages to deter Jewish collaboration. Thus the husbands and fathers of the women and children were not among the Essenes held up with the Sicarii at Masada, but we're on the outside, and many of them had joined the work crew that was building the ramp. While Josephus rationalized that they would rather die free than be taken as slaves, the enslavement of the women and children was not a certain outcome or even a likely outcome seeing as it was not what became of the few survivors they did rescue. What likely went down was this: Since the women and children were hostages, the defenders of the fort simply killed the hostages once the defenses were no longer viable. Knowing that after killing the hostages, not only could they expect no quarter from the Romans, but they would probably expect slow and torturous deaths. Especially if the Roman commander decided to let the Jewish auxiliary carry it out. Long story short, they killed themselves because they were seriously afraid of what would happen if the husbands and fathers of the women and children they just killed actually got ahold of them. So probably wasn't that they'd rather be dead than slaves so much that they'd die than get their dicks cut off.
by killing themselves they denied the romans of making the survivors of the battle into slaves
there was the mentality of the jewish people pretty much like the bushido code of death before dishonor and to jews its dying in the name of god rather then dishonor of slavery
They would rather die than work. "Arbeit macht Frei"
Will the siege of Jerusalem be up next? Since it was pretty major in both Biblical, and Roman history. It also leads up to this siege as well.
I was planning on covering it next
cant wait :3
Wo 9 love
Your channel is high quality content, thank you.
This was such an awesome video , and the ending ,jaw dropping .. Great work
-I want to make a video about the siege of Masada
-But Oakley, that map is not in the game
-so?
The rest of the Classical world: "Come on Rome, you can't just *build* your way out of all your problems."
Rome: *Literally builds it's way out of all of it's problems*
Incredible work my friend!!!!
You should of gotten into how and what they built the ramp out of. The supply trains and supply posts along the trail were incredible. They used wood in layers with rock to build it.
Incredibly well done video, thanki you! I was visiting Masada just a week ago and wanted to learn more in detail about the events, your video was amazing!
Rome was very scary!
CORRECTION: the province was only renamed after the 2nd jewish revolt - which was around 135 AD
"Fucking unsporting assholes, we worked hard on that Jupiter-damned ramp!"
-some random legionary (probably), on finding the dead garrison
MASADA is still one of my favorite TV miniseries... featuring Peter O Toole as Flavius Silva... very great mini-series.
Rage-quit =/= Last Stand
pyropulse damn dude....
Harsh 🤣
@pyropulse I wonder how you would act, if rather than browsing youtube you were there. Having experienced the destruction of your nation, the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of your people, and the absolute profaning of everything holy to you, after having had to kill with your own hands your brothers who have surrendered to the enemy before you as they were forced to build what would lead to the final demise of you and everything left you hold dear. I wonder if you would let your enemy crucify you, or enslave you to entertain its people as you are fed to lions thousands of kilometers away from your holy land, or sold for less than a day's worth of horse-feed to serve some patrician family spoiled and fattened by the pillaging of your holy temple. I feel like you may have slightly missed the point Invicta was trying to make.
And we do not glorify this. Suicide is a grievous sin in Judaism. We are deeply pained that our predecessors were faced with this horrible situation, and therefore we vow that we shall never let it happen again.
I hope you can come to reflect upon your extreme insensitivity, and your apparently essentialist and racist way of thinking.
Have a good week.
@pyropulse wow, what else could they do? Attack the Romans and kill 3 legionaries? This mass suicide was them accepting their death and preferring to die at their own terms instead of being fed to lions for the sake of enjoyment of the Roman people, they basically showed a huge middle finger to the Romans while taking the enjoyment of victory, looting and slothering from them, this was a brave act because sometimes accepting your death is require more bravery that trying to save yourself at your last stand.
@pyropulse Unrepentant racism, nice
@pyropulse /pol/ fuck off
If only Byzantium continued this way of thinking....especially at manzikert
Constantinople was taken over by the Greeks. And they weren't Spartans.
The Byzantines like the Sassanids no longer had the resources or manpower to resist invasion by the Turks and Arabs after fighting for almost two hundred years many wars against each other, and against tribes of Avars, Slavs, Bulgar's and Huns.
No, they were weaker than ever, Byzantines and sassanids fought a decades long war and then there was the outbreak of the bubonic plague.
@אהרון אברמוב 2nd the Arabs had a massive Army dont pretend they were just a few Bedouin.
@אהרון אברמוב 3rd all historical records show that the Byzantines and Sassanids had so depleted their resources, and manpower through decades of war, they were heavily relying on vassals. Most of those vassals joined the invading Arab armies rather than keep fighting in a never ending war between Persia and Byzantium.. .
took my family here a few years ago, it was awesome, spent about 6 hours just on the mountain
I went with my Church last year. I cried. Never again! God Bless
WoW!! What was it like?
Cried?? Lol
@@mrmeenee2788 yes, it was very moving
@@mcmacshalfilya absolutely beautiful and majestic. you can touch G-d there