Across
- 2. – Commander who destroyed the Temple
- 9. Ramp – Roman engineering project on Masada’s west side
- 11. – Roman wall encircling a besieged site
- 12. – Another rebel faction during the revolt
- 13. – Desert fortress and last major holdout
- 14. – Main source describing the revolt
- 15. – Central institution destroyed by Rome
- 19. – Local center of worship after Temple’s fall
- 21. – General who first captured Jerusalem for Rome
- 22. – Coastal city with mixed populations
- 24. – Roman heavy infantry unit
- 25. – General word for a defensive wall
- 27. – Condition inside besieged Jerusalem
- 28. Sea – Body of water near Masada
- 30. – Radical faction that held Masada
- 32. – Roman governor who led the siege
- 35. – Crisis preceding Vespasian’s rise
Down
- 1. – Ruling dynasty before Herod’s rise
- 3. – Roman historian who gave population figures
- 4. – Term describing millenarian expectations
- 5. – Non-legion troops supporting Roman armies
- 6. – Holy text central to post-Temple Judaism
- 7. – Roman legion that besieged Masada
- 8. – Natural defenses of Masada
- 10. – City besieged and burned in 70 CE
- 16. – Leader of Masada’s defenders
- 17. – Emperor who sent Titus to finish the war
- 18. – General term for the uprising beginning in 66 CE
- 20. – Region where Vespasian campaigned early
- 23. – Client king known for massive building projects
- 26. – Form of Judaism that rose after 70 CE
- 29. – Field that confirms the siege but not all narratives
- 31. – Roman punishment described by Josephus
- 33. – Earlier dynasty before Herod’s rule
- 34. – Last Julio-Claudian emperor