EditorialHill of Gamla,Israel.The "camel-back" was fortified by Josephus Flavius during the First Jewish Revolt,it fell to Vespasian's troops in 67 CE.Similar to Masada six years later,the remaining Jews in Gamla comitted mass- suicide by jumping into the ravin...
EditorialOil press in the jewish settlement of Gamla, a town fortified by Josephus Flavius during the First Jewish Revolt (66-73 CE). Surrounded on all sides by Emperor Vespasian's troops, the population of Gamla committed mass-suicide by jumping into the ravin...