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Why did the Jews lock themselves in Masada and continue to rebel against Rome?
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The resources and time (15,000 versus 1000, from 72-73 CE) that Rome committed to capture an insignificant fortress like Masada, and the intensity of its defence, when an accommodation could have been negotiated is remarkable. The underlying reason is a matter for speculation, with the modern discovery of a male and his family in a cave under the rim of the fortress. It appears that a very important man was holed up and the stubborn defence could have been to protect him. An obvious answer would be that this was the would-be king who sparked the revolt put down in 70 CE.
This could have been Jesus the Nazarene whose revolution in 33 CE was put down and he was crucified as a revolutionary - his body (allegedly dead after a mere few hours on the cross - it normally took several days to die) had been released in a deal with Roman governor Pontius Pilate which also involved a prisoner-exchange with Jesus' son Jesus bar Rabbas (Barabbas - son of the Rabbi). It may have been the latter who was prominent in the revolt in 66-70 CE and whose body was found in the cave at Masada. Or it may have been some other pretender. Speculative, but it fits the intensity of the Roman determination and resources to eliminate the source of trouble.
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